Driver self-regulation and depressive symptoms in cataract patients awaiting surgery: a cross-sectional study
dc.contributor.author | Fraser, Michelle | |
dc.contributor.author | Meuleners, Lynn | |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Morlet, N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T13:48:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T13:48:17Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-09-23T20:01:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fraser, Michelle and Meuleners, Lynn and Ng, Jonathon and Morlet, Nigel. 2013. Driver self-regulation and depressive symptoms in cataract patients awaiting surgery: a cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmology. 13 (45). | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35209 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1471-2415-13-45 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Background: Cataract is an extremely common visual condition of ageing. Evidence suggests that visual impairment influences driving patterns and self-regulatory behavior among older drivers. However, little is known about the psychological effects of driver self-regulation among older drivers. Therefore, this study aimed to describe driver self-regulation practices among older bilateral cataract patients and to determine the association between self-regulation and depressive symptoms. Methods: Ninety-nine older drivers with bilateral cataract were assessed the week before first eye cataract surgery. Driver self-regulation was measured via the Driving Habits Questionnaire. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Visual, demographic and cognitive data were also collected. Differences between self-regulators and non self-regulators were described and linear regression modeling used to determine the association between driver self-regulation and depressive symptoms score. Results: Among cataract patients, 48% reported self-regulating their driving to avoid at least one challenging situation. The situations most commonly avoided were driving at night (40%), on the freeway (12%), in the rain (9%) and parallel parking (8%). Self-regulators had significantly poorer contrast sensitivity in their worse eye than non self-regulators (p = 0.027). Driver self-regulation was significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms after controlling for potential confounding factors (p = 0.002).Conclusions: Driver self-regulation was associated with increased depressive symptoms among cataract patients. Further research should investigate this association among the general older population. Self-regulation programs aimed at older drivers may need to incorporate mental health elements to counteract unintended psychological effects. | |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
dc.subject | self-regulation | |
dc.subject | cataract | |
dc.subject | older drivers | |
dc.subject | depression | |
dc.title | Driver self-regulation and depressive symptoms in cataract patients awaiting surgery: a cross-sectional study | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | epub | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1471-2415 | |
dcterms.source.title | BMC Ophthalmology | |
curtin.note |
This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License | |
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curtin.accessStatus | Open access |