Development of driving support program for elderly drivers

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19393
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation
• Principal Investigator: Yamada Kyohei 北海道千歳リハビリテーション大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (90559676)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 運転 / ドライバ― / 自己認識

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An elderly driver support project was implemented for elderly drivers living in Chitose City. In this project, information on driving was provided, and physical and cognitive function evaluation and training were conducted in groups. The project was be held five times in 2021 and nine times in 2022, with a total of about 200 participants. We created 90 minutes of content in three parts. The first was "provision of topics related to driving", the second was "driving life extension training", and the third was group work. Training included a variety of physical and cognitive exercises. In group work, we exchanged opinions on different themes each time. As a result, more than 80% of the participants continued to participate. From the questionnaire, it was found that many of the participants changed their awareness of driving.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学、高齢者

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高齢ドライバーの運転継続と中止の判断は本人や家族にとって大変難しい問題である。本研究では高齢ドライバーサポート事業を開催し、そこに参加した運転の自己認識に着目し、種々の評価や訓練等を通して、参加者の認識の変化を調査した。継続して参加することで認識が変化することが明らかとなり、参加者が運転継続や中止について考える機会を提供できたと考えられる。