Aging and Driving: 2019
A special issue of Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Geriatric Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2020) | Viewed by 33206
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Alzheimer's disease; driving; functional outcomes; cognitive reserve; biomarkers
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: driving; naturalistic methodologies; AD; diverse populations; health disparities; mood disorders; emotion; stress and aging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Driving is an important activity of daily living for most seniors, allowing them to maintain autonomy and have ready access to food, medical care, and companionship. The aging population is increasing worldwide, as is the proportion of drivers who are older adults. In the United States, persons aged 65 years or older will represent 1 in every 4 drivers by 2050. Since older adults are healthier and living longer than ever before, they are driving well into older age. However, older adults are more likely than younger adults to have medical conditions that may interfere with safe driving, such as frailty, vision problems, and cognitive impairment. Safety concerns among older drivers must be balanced with undesirable effects associated with driving cessation, such as depression.
Additionally, the driving/transportation landscape has changed rapidly over the last few years. These changes include enhanced safety technology, such as early warning systems in vehicles, the rise of e-hail services, and the possibility of self-driving cars. However, the benefits and costs of these newer technologies have not been fully explored. For example, it is possible that early warning systems, in addition to any safety advantage they provide, may also prove distracting to some older adults and this reduce the amount of attention devoted to the task of driving. E-hail services are unavailable in rural areas. Finally, the feasibility, affordability, and acceptability of self-driving cars among the general population, particularly among older adults, is many years away.
This is the second in a series of Special Issues on Geriatrics that will focus on risk factors of impaired driving in older adults, new methodologies and technologies that identify drivers at risk of driving decline, and driving interventions to improve driving skills and transportation alternatives. The Special Issue provides an open access opportunity to publish research articles, reviews, opinions, letters, and case reports related to this important and increasingly noticed field of research. We hope that you and your colleagues will submit for publication in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Catherine M. Roe, PhD
Dr. Ganesh M. Babulal, OTD, PhD
Sarah H. Stout, MSW
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Geriatrics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Driving
- Aging
- Transportation
- Alzheimer's disease
- Crashes
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.