Adherence to guidelines when evaluating fitness-to-drive in the elderly: a practice review of Swiss physicians.

CONCLUSIONS: Many Swiss GPs seem not to systematically follow the current Swiss recommendations. Although several important procedures appear to routinely be part of older drivers' assessment, others are infrequently performed. Further research should identify how GPs select the recommended items to which they adhere and those they never apply, and how to facilitate the use of recommended procedures to help them decide if a person is fit, unfit or requiring further evaluation.
PMID: 30044469 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - July 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sebo P, Haller DM, Favrat B, Huber P, Mueller Y, Vaucher P Tags: Swiss Med Wkly Source Type: research