Assessing Driving Safety

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Driving Assessment for Patients With Dementia: A How-To Guide 

Goodfellow Unit, 2020 New Zealand

Evaluating driving safety in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia can be challenging. This MedCase discusses a driving assessment for a patient with mild dementia, using the 2014 Clinical Guideline on Dementia and Driving Safety and the Hui Process, a four-step approach to building relationships with Māori patients and whānau.

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Dementia and Driving Safety – A Clinical Guideline (Revision – 2014) 

Driving with Dementia Working Group, 2014 New Zealand

Health clinicians, we are under an obligation to consider the driving safety of patients, especially in those who suffer from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Dementia.  However, the decision as to whether a person with dementia is fit to drive is complex and often traumatic for the person with dementia.  This guideline was developed in the Northern Region to assist all clinical staff in assessing a person’s driving safety when they wish to continue driving despite cognitive impairment.

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Driving Rules and Assessment for Older People

Best Practice Journal, 2010 New Zealand

BPAC has a useful summary of considerations for GPS around driving and older people, including those with dementia. Note: this resource was created in 2010.

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Assessment of Older Drivers in New Zealand: The Current System, Research and Recommendations  

Petra Hoggarth and colleagues, 2011 New Zealand

The purpose of this article is to clarify the current New Zealand driving licensing requirements for older adults and to provide practical recommendations for those health professionals who make decisions regarding driving ability in older adults based on a review and consultation with health professionals involved in the assessment of older drivers.

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Dementia and Driving: Online Education for Professionals, Decision Aid Booklet for Older People 

ADHere, University of Wollongong (Aus)

This research team has developed a 3-hour educational module for GPs, practice nurses, and other professionals to support people living with early-stage dementia in making decisions about driving and retirement. This is complemented by a booklet for older people, with an online version available in New Zealand.

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