Depression, antidepressants and driving safety
Background The purpose of this study was to review the reported associations of depression
and antidepressants with motor vehicle crashes. Purpose A literature search for material …
and antidepressants with motor vehicle crashes. Purpose A literature search for material …
Type, number or both? A population-based matched case-control study on the risk of fall injuries among older people and number of medications beyond fall-inducing …
L Laflamme, J Monárrez-Espino, K Johnell, B Elling… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Drug use is a modifiable risk factor for fall-related injuries in older people.
Whereas the injurious effect of polypharmacy is established, that of low numbers of …
Whereas the injurious effect of polypharmacy is established, that of low numbers of …
Non‐medical use of psychoactive prescription drugs is associated with fatal poisoning
Aims The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence and predictors of non‐medical
substance use, and to assess the association between non‐medical substance use and fatal …
substance use, and to assess the association between non‐medical substance use and fatal …
[PDF][PDF] Determining medical fitness to operate motor vehicles
CMAD Guide - 2015 - driversguide.ca
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Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and …
Medication use and driving patterns in older drivers: preliminary findings from the LongROAD study
Background The potential for impaired driving due to medication use can occur at any age,
though older adults are more likely to take multiple prescribed medications and experience …
though older adults are more likely to take multiple prescribed medications and experience …
Changes in the burden of medications that may impair driving among older adults before and after a motor vehicle crash
MR Riester, AM D'Amico, MA Khan… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Medications are one of the most easily modifiable risk factors for motor vehicle
crashes (MVCs) among older adults, yet limited information exists on how the use of …
crashes (MVCs) among older adults, yet limited information exists on how the use of …
[HTML][HTML] A probabilistic bias analysis on the magnitude of unmeasured confounding: The impact of driving mileage on road traffic crashes
R Thiesmeier, M Skyving, J Möller, N Orsini - Accident Analysis & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Unmeasured confounding can lead to biased interpretations of empirical
findings. This paper aimed to assess the magnitude of suspected unmeasured confounding …
findings. This paper aimed to assess the magnitude of suspected unmeasured confounding …
Association between polypharmacy and hard braking events in older adult drivers
Background Polypharmacy (ie, simultaneous use of two or more medications) poses a
serious safety concern for older drivers. This study assesses the association between …
serious safety concern for older drivers. This study assesses the association between …
New opioid analgesic use and the risk of injurious single-vehicle crashes in drivers aged 50–80 years: a population-based matched case–control study
J Monárrez-Espino, L Laflamme, C Rausch… - Age and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background the increasing trend in opioid analgesic use among older drivers has raised
concerns about their risk of being involved in car crashes. Aim to investigate if older drivers …
concerns about their risk of being involved in car crashes. Aim to investigate if older drivers …
Number of medications and adverse drug events by unintentional poisoning among older adults in consideration of inappropriate drug use: a Swedish population …
C Rausch, L Laflamme, U Bültmann… - European journal of clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose This national, population-based study aims to determine the association between
the number of prescribed medications and adverse drug events (ADE) by unintentional …
the number of prescribed medications and adverse drug events (ADE) by unintentional …