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Table 3 Categories and subcategories

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

Categories

Subcategories

Perception of age-related risk (yes/no)

Yes: Attitude or behaviour changes or decision-making because of risk perception

No perception of age-related personally. Instead:

­ Consideration of the rest of society as a threat

­ Changes in roads, driving rules, requirements, etc.

­ Habit of driving frequently

­ Positive driving experience

­ Assumption that driving is a risk in itself, not something that can be prevented

­ Denying age-related physiological changes in oneself

Self-assessment of driving skills

Road safety

Traffic violations

Road user education

Role of public authorities

Complaints regarding infrastructure

Perception of public institutions as an enemy

Duties of public institutions

Driver examination centre

Perception of importance

License renewal as a justification for maintaining one’s driving skills

Perception of incompetence (conflict: knowing of someone whose license was renewed, but was not fit to drive)

Response to denied license renewal

Role of family doctor

Opinion on who knows the driver best (family doctor vs. driver examination centre doctor)

Family doctor role (in practice) in their patients’ driving

Opinion on whether the doctor should have authority to influence driving

Importance of the family doctor

Role of family

First to perceive the risks for driving

Communication with the family doctor

Actions on a family member’s driving

Support for a family member who should not continue driving

Proposals to address the problem (traffic accidents in older adults)

Family doctor’s role

Driver examination centre’s role

Family roles

Self-evaluation

Consequences of the prohibition to continue driving

Feelings

Acceptance

Denial (despite prohibition or recommendation to stop driving)

Alternatives if driving is stopped

Public transport

Perception of frequent use as a facilitator in the use of public transport

Perception of need for use

Disadvantages, obstacles, difficulties with use

Car as a personal convenience