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Mezuk, Briana. and Rebok, George. "Driving cessation, social integration and perceived social support among older community-dwelling adults" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA, Jul 31, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p241807_index.html>

Mezuk, B. and Rebok, G. , 2008-07-31 "Driving cessation, social integration and perceived social support among older community-dwelling adults" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p241807_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the impact of driving cessation on social integration and social support from relatives and friends among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Social integration (number and frequency of contact with relatives/friends), perceived social support, and driving status were assessed during the 1993/6 and 2004/5 interviews of the population-based Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. Repeated-measures random-intercept models were used to evaluate the effect of driving cessation on change in social network characteristics over time. Analyses were restricted to participants age 60+ who had ever driven an automobile (n = 398) and were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, mini-mental status exam (MMSE) score, household composition, self-rated health, and ability to use public transportation. Results: Former drivers were older, more likely to be female and non-white, had less education, poorer self-rated health, and lower MMSE scores relative to continuing drivers. In cross-sectional analyses, driving cessation was associated with a smaller network of friends (OR: 0.55, p<0.05) and decreased contact frequency (OR: 2.71, p<0.05) with relatives. Longitudinally, cessation was associated with reduced network of friends (OR: 0.49, p<0.05). Cessation had no impact on perceived support in either cross-sectional or longitudinal analyses. Conclusions: Driving cessation negatively impacts social integration among older adults, especially among friends.

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