Pre-frailty in the elderly and the driver license test for motor vehicles

• Autor(a) principal: Lenardt, Maria Helena
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Betiolli, Susanne Elero, Sakai, Letícia Marie, Carneiro, Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb, Binotto, Maria Angélica, Moraes, Dayana Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20232
• topic: Frail Elderly; Geriatric Nursing; Physical Fitness; Automobile Driver Examination; Automobile Driving.

Objective: to investigate the association between the condition of physical pre-frailty in elderly people and the final results of the driver license test for motor vehicles. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 347elderly who underwent driver license tests. A questionnaire and tests were applied, and information on the result of the driver license test was collected. A descriptive statistical analysis and a non-parametric test were performed. Results: 163 (47.0%) were found to be pre-frail, 71 (43.6%) had reduced hand grip strength, 65(39.9%) had reduced level of physical activity and 62 (38.0%), reduced gait speed. The result of the driver test indicated 115 (70.6%) pre-frail elderly to be able to drive with restriction. Pre-frailty was not associated with the results of the driver license test (p = 0.744). Conclusion: although the pre-frail condition was frequent, there was no significant association with the result of the driver test.