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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample of older adults who provided experiences and opinions on driving

From: Prevention of road crashes in older adults: perspectives on facilitators, barriers and the role of the family doctor

No.

Gendera

Age

Civil status

Visits to their physician

Type of road user

Pathologies

Medicationsb

1

M

80

Single (with stable partner)

1 per year

Driver and pedestrian

Hypertension, heart failure,

herniated discs, difficulty walking

Enalapril, bisoprolol,

furosemide, tramadol,

simvastatin, acenocoumarin, others

2

F

74

Married

3 per year

Pedestrian and nearside passenger

Difficulty walking (hip surgery), coagulation disorders

Paracetamol, metamizole,

tramadol, diazepam,

acenocoumarin

3

M

77

Married

1 per 2-3 months

Driver and pedestrian

Parkinson disease,

hypertension, transmission hearing loss

Captopril, drugs for Parkinson disease

4

M

78

Married

1 per 2 months

Driver and pedestrian (mostly)

Hypertension, diabetes, essential tremor

Metformin, losartan,

furosemide, omeprazole,

metoclopramide, others

5

M

67

Single

1 per several years

Driver and pedestrian

None

None

6

F

69

Divorced

1 per month

Pedestrian

Asthma, hypertension, diabetes

Salbutamol, budesonide,

metformin, insulin,

omeprazole, paracetamol,

simvastatin, enalapril

7

M

87

Widower

1 per year

Accompanied driver and pedestrian

Diabetes, vertigo, hearing loss, difficulty walking, OSAS, obesity

Insulin, sulpiride, betahistine, omeprazole,

oxygen mask, others

8

F

69

Married

4 per year

Driver and pedestrian

Unilateral amaurosis, bipolar disorder, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis

Lithium, benzodiazepines,

chondroitin sulfate,

alendronate, vitamin D,

metamizole

9

F

80

Widow

1 per 2 months

Pedestrian

Thrombosis, hearing loss, depression, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis, others

Acenocoumarin, sertraline,

diazepam, levothyroxine,

vitamin d, paracetamol,

ibuprofen, diclofenac, omeprazole

10

M

82

Married

2 per year

Pedestrian and driver (only to go to the nearest town)

Hypertension, benign prostatic hyperplasia, presbyopia, presbycusis, osteoporosis, cataracts

Tamsulosin, acenocoumarin,

antihypertensives, others

11

M

79

Married

Medical check-ups

Driver and pedestrian

Hypertension, osteoarthritis,

difficulty walking, COPD

Ibuprofen, medication for hypertension and COPD

12

M

80

Married

1 per 1-2 months

Driver and pedestrian

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension, depression, atrial fibrillation, digestive tract ulcer

Tamsulosin, enalapril, diazepam, sertraline, omeprazole, ranitidine,

acenocoumarin, others

13

F

69

Married

3 per year

Pedestrian

Allergy, hypothyroidism, herniated discs, hypercholesterolemia

Simvastatin, L-thyroxine, antihistamines, metamizole

14

M

71

Divorced

1 per several years

Driver (day and night)

Benign paroxysmal vertigo, hypercholesterolemia, others

Betahistine, omeprazole, atorvastatin, others

15

M

67

Married

Medical check-ups

Driver and pedestrian

Diabetes, hypertension

Drugs for diabetes and hypertension

16

M

80

Married

1 per 1-2 months

Driver and pedestrian

COPD, hypertension, allergy, atrial fibrillation, osteoporosis

Azithromycin, ipratropium, furosemide, apixaban, enalapril, beta-blockers, acetylcysteine, anticoagulants and antiaggregants

  1. OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  2. a Male (M), Female (F)
  3. b Medications not specified by the participants were recorded as “other” or “drugs for a specific disease”