Associations Between Falls and Driving Outcomes in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kenneth A ScottEli RogersMarian E BetzLilian HoffeckerGuohua LiCarolyn DiGuiseppiPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
Falls in older adults appear to be a risk marker for subsequent MVCs and MVC-related injury. Given the nature of the evidence, which is limited to observational studies, the identified associations may also result at least partly from confounding or bias. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms linking falls to crash risk and to develop effective interventions to ensure driving safety in older adults with a history of falls.