Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)

<h3 dir="ltr">Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">In Sweden, physicians are required to report dementia patients who are unfit to drive to the Swedish Transport Agency (STA). However, physicians may refrain from reporting if there is reason to believe that the patient...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Dorota Religa (402059) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Joel Lovas (19774599) (author), Pavla Cermakova (5662147) (author), Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (532457) (author), Catarina Lundberg (19524565) (author), Kurt Johansson (19524694) (author), Bjorn Johansson (19774602) (author), Bengt Winblad (281202) (author), Maria Eriksdotter (693854) (author)
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Pavla Cermakova (5662147)
Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (532457)
Catarina Lundberg (19524565)
Kurt Johansson (19524694)
Bjorn Johansson (19774602)
Bengt Winblad (281202)
Maria Eriksdotter (693854)
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Joel Lovas (19774599)
Pavla Cermakova (5662147)
Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (532457)
Catarina Lundberg (19524565)
Kurt Johansson (19524694)
Bjorn Johansson (19774602)
Bengt Winblad (281202)
Maria Eriksdotter (693854)
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Joel Lovas (19774599)
Pavla Cermakova (5662147)
Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (532457)
Catarina Lundberg (19524565)
Kurt Johansson (19524694)
Bjorn Johansson (19774602)
Bengt Winblad (281202)
Maria Eriksdotter (693854)
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Health sciences
Public health
Dementia
Driving Competence
Physician Reporting
Swedish Transport Agency (STA)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Public Health Policy
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description <h3 dir="ltr">Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">In Sweden, physicians are required to report dementia patients who are unfit to drive to the Swedish Transport Agency (STA). However, physicians may refrain from reporting if there is reason to believe that the patient will cease to drive as part of an agreement.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">To investigate to what extent physicians address driving and dementia, and whether there is a difference in how the issue is addressed depending on patient-related factors. Material and Methods: Data on 13852 newly diagnosed dementia patients, who held a driver's license, was obtained from the Swedish Dementia Registry. Associations between patient-related factors and being reported, or an agreement being reached, were examined in binary logistic regression.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Physicians had not taken any action in 17% of cases. Male gender (OR 2.97, p<0.001) and living alone was associated with an increased likelihood of being reported to the STA. When compared to Alzheimer's disease (AD), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) displayed a similar association (OR 2.38, p<0.001), while the inverse was observed in dementia with Lewy body (DLB) (OR 0.58, p=0.025).</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">Physicians, collectively, omit to address the issue of diving and dementia in almost 20% of dementia patients, and are thus noncompliant with national law and regulations. Furthermore, a difference in practice was observed in patients with DLB and FTD, but more evidence is needed in order to determine what the practical implications are.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Local and Global Health Science, title discontinued as of (2017)<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.42" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.42</a></p>
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spelling Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)Dorota Religa (402059)Joel Lovas (19774599)Pavla Cermakova (5662147)Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (532457)Catarina Lundberg (19524565)Kurt Johansson (19524694)Bjorn Johansson (19774602)Bengt Winblad (281202)Maria Eriksdotter (693854)Biomedical and clinical sciencesNeurosciencesHealth sciencesPublic healthDementiaDriving CompetencePhysician ReportingSwedish Transport Agency (STA)Alzheimer's Disease (AD)Public Health Policy<h3 dir="ltr">Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">In Sweden, physicians are required to report dementia patients who are unfit to drive to the Swedish Transport Agency (STA). However, physicians may refrain from reporting if there is reason to believe that the patient will cease to drive as part of an agreement.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">To investigate to what extent physicians address driving and dementia, and whether there is a difference in how the issue is addressed depending on patient-related factors. Material and Methods: Data on 13852 newly diagnosed dementia patients, who held a driver's license, was obtained from the Swedish Dementia Registry. Associations between patient-related factors and being reported, or an agreement being reached, were examined in binary logistic regression.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Physicians had not taken any action in 17% of cases. Male gender (OR 2.97, p<0.001) and living alone was associated with an increased likelihood of being reported to the STA. When compared to Alzheimer's disease (AD), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) displayed a similar association (OR 2.38, p<0.001), while the inverse was observed in dementia with Lewy body (DLB) (OR 0.58, p=0.025).</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">Physicians, collectively, omit to address the issue of diving and dementia in almost 20% of dementia patients, and are thus noncompliant with national law and regulations. Furthermore, a difference in practice was observed in patients with DLB and FTD, but more evidence is needed in order to determine what the practical implications are.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Local and Global Health Science, title discontinued as of (2017)<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.42" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.42</a></p>2015-11-12T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.42https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Driving_and_dementia_What_factors_influence_how_physicians_address_the_issue_Data_from_the_Swedish_Dementia_Registry_SveDem_/27144663CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/271446632015-11-12T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
Dorota Religa (402059)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Health sciences
Public health
Dementia
Driving Competence
Physician Reporting
Swedish Transport Agency (STA)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Public Health Policy
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title Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
title_full Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
title_fullStr Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
title_full_unstemmed Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
title_short Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
title_sort Driving and dementia: What factors influence how physicians address the issue? Data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Health sciences
Public health
Dementia
Driving Competence
Physician Reporting
Swedish Transport Agency (STA)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Public Health Policy