The NPs Role of Assessing and Intervening with Older Adult Drivers

Table 4

Most frequently encountered barriers ().

Barriers	(%)
Dealing with patient concerns about lack of transportation	23 (50%)
Encountering patient resistance to give up a driver’s license	16 (35%)
Identifying cognitive impairments that limit an older driver’s ability to understand the need to stop driving	4 (9%)
Dealing with an older driver’s fear of increasing isolation which may result in depression, anxiety, and increased substance abuse	2 (4%)
Dealing with a spouse who allows an older driver with dementia to continue driving	1 (2%)