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Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study. / Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; Lühmann, Dagmar; van den Bussche, Hendrik; Wiese, Birgitt; Mamone, Silke; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Leve, Verena; Fuchs, Angela; Röhr, Susanne; Stein, Janine; Bickel, Horst; Mösch, Edelgard; Heser, Kathrin; Wagner, Michael; Scherer, Martin; Maier, Wolfgang; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; Pentzek, Michael; König, Hans-Helmut.

In: AGING CLIN EXP RES, Vol. 33, No. 11, 11.2021, p. 3109-3115.

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Hajek, A, Brettschneider, C, Lühmann, D, van den Bussche, H, Wiese, B, Mamone, S, Weyerer, S, Werle, J, Leve, V, Fuchs, A, Röhr, S, Stein, J, Bickel, H, Mösch, E, Heser, K, Wagner, M, Scherer, M, Maier, W, Riedel-Heller, SG, Pentzek, M & König, H-H 2021, 'Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study', AGING CLIN EXP RES, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 3109-3115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01482-7

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Hajek, A., Brettschneider, C., Lühmann, D., van den Bussche, H., Wiese, B., Mamone, S., Weyerer, S., Werle, J., Leve, V., Fuchs, A., Röhr, S., Stein, J., Bickel, H., Mösch, E., Heser, K., Wagner, M., Scherer, M., Maier, W., Riedel-Heller, S. G., ... König, H-H. (2021). Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study. AGING CLIN EXP RES, 33(11), 3109-3115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01482-7

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Hajek A, Brettschneider C, Lühmann D, van den Bussche H, Wiese B, Mamone S et al. Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study. AGING CLIN EXP RES. 2021 Nov;33(11):3109-3115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01482-7

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title = "Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: It is almost unknown whether the driving status is associated with HRQOL among individuals in highest age.AIMS: Based on a multicenter prospective cohort study, the objective of this study was to examine whether the driving status is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the oldest old in Germany.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from follow-up wave 9 (n = 544) were derived from the {"}Study on Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+){"} (AgeQualiDe). Average age was 90.3 years (± 2.7; 86 to 101 years). The current driver status (no; yes) was used in our analysis. The EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire was used to assess HRQOL in this study.RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that being a current driver was associated with the absence of problems in 'self-care' [OR 0.41 (95%-CI 0.17 to 0.98)], and 'usual activities' [OR 0.48 (0.26 to 0.90)], whereas it was not significantly associated with problems in 'pain/discomfort' [OR 0.82 (0.47 to 1.45)] and 'anxiety/depression' [OR 0.71 (0.36 to 1.39)]. Being a current driver was marginally significantly associated with the absence of problems in 'mobility' [OR 0.60 (0.34 to 1.06)]. While being a current driver was not associated with the EQ-VAS in the main model, it was positively associated with the driving status (β = 5.00, p < .05) when functional impairment was removed from the main model.DISCUSSION: Our findings provide first evidence for an association between driving status and HRQOL among the oldest old.CONCLUSIONS: Future longitudinal studies are required to evaluate a possible causal relationship between driving status and HRQOL in very old individuals.",
author = "Andr{\'e} Hajek and Christian Brettschneider and Dagmar L{\"u}hmann and {van den Bussche}, Hendrik and Birgitt Wiese and Silke Mamone and Siegfried Weyerer and Jochen Werle and Verena Leve and Angela Fuchs and Susanne R{\"o}hr and Janine Stein and Horst Bickel and Edelgard M{\"o}sch and Kathrin Heser and Michael Wagner and Martin Scherer and Wolfgang Maier and Riedel-Heller, {Steffi G} and Michael Pentzek and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1007/s40520-020-01482-7",
language = "English",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Driving status and health-related quality of life among the oldest old: a population-based examination using data from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study

AU - Hajek, André

AU - Brettschneider, Christian

AU - Lühmann, Dagmar

AU - van den Bussche, Hendrik

AU - Wiese, Birgitt

AU - Mamone, Silke

AU - Weyerer, Siegfried

AU - Werle, Jochen

AU - Leve, Verena

AU - Fuchs, Angela

AU - Röhr, Susanne

AU - Stein, Janine

AU - Bickel, Horst

AU - Mösch, Edelgard

AU - Heser, Kathrin

AU - Wagner, Michael

AU - Scherer, Martin

AU - Maier, Wolfgang

AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G

AU - Pentzek, Michael

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

PY - 2021/11

Y1 - 2021/11

N2 - BACKGROUND: It is almost unknown whether the driving status is associated with HRQOL among individuals in highest age.AIMS: Based on a multicenter prospective cohort study, the objective of this study was to examine whether the driving status is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the oldest old in Germany.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from follow-up wave 9 (n = 544) were derived from the "Study on Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+)" (AgeQualiDe). Average age was 90.3 years (± 2.7; 86 to 101 years). The current driver status (no; yes) was used in our analysis. The EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire was used to assess HRQOL in this study.RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that being a current driver was associated with the absence of problems in 'self-care' [OR 0.41 (95%-CI 0.17 to 0.98)], and 'usual activities' [OR 0.48 (0.26 to 0.90)], whereas it was not significantly associated with problems in 'pain/discomfort' [OR 0.82 (0.47 to 1.45)] and 'anxiety/depression' [OR 0.71 (0.36 to 1.39)]. Being a current driver was marginally significantly associated with the absence of problems in 'mobility' [OR 0.60 (0.34 to 1.06)]. While being a current driver was not associated with the EQ-VAS in the main model, it was positively associated with the driving status (β = 5.00, p < .05) when functional impairment was removed from the main model.DISCUSSION: Our findings provide first evidence for an association between driving status and HRQOL among the oldest old.CONCLUSIONS: Future longitudinal studies are required to evaluate a possible causal relationship between driving status and HRQOL in very old individuals.

AB - BACKGROUND: It is almost unknown whether the driving status is associated with HRQOL among individuals in highest age.AIMS: Based on a multicenter prospective cohort study, the objective of this study was to examine whether the driving status is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the oldest old in Germany.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from follow-up wave 9 (n = 544) were derived from the "Study on Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+)" (AgeQualiDe). Average age was 90.3 years (± 2.7; 86 to 101 years). The current driver status (no; yes) was used in our analysis. The EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire was used to assess HRQOL in this study.RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that being a current driver was associated with the absence of problems in 'self-care' [OR 0.41 (95%-CI 0.17 to 0.98)], and 'usual activities' [OR 0.48 (0.26 to 0.90)], whereas it was not significantly associated with problems in 'pain/discomfort' [OR 0.82 (0.47 to 1.45)] and 'anxiety/depression' [OR 0.71 (0.36 to 1.39)]. Being a current driver was marginally significantly associated with the absence of problems in 'mobility' [OR 0.60 (0.34 to 1.06)]. While being a current driver was not associated with the EQ-VAS in the main model, it was positively associated with the driving status (β = 5.00, p < .05) when functional impairment was removed from the main model.DISCUSSION: Our findings provide first evidence for an association between driving status and HRQOL among the oldest old.CONCLUSIONS: Future longitudinal studies are required to evaluate a possible causal relationship between driving status and HRQOL in very old individuals.

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DO - 10.1007/s40520-020-01482-7

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

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VL - 33

SP - 3109

EP - 3115

JO - AGING CLIN EXP RES

JF - AGING CLIN EXP RES

SN - 1594-0667

IS - 11

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