Sökning: "Older driver"

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1. 1. Older car drivers - Needs of vehicle support for safe individual mobility

   Författare :Thomas K Broberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Elderly driver; Collision avoidance; Older driver; On-road assessment; ADAS; Driver attitudes; Active Safety; Driver assist; Driver behaviour;

   Sammanfattning : As the demographic is changing with the growth of the population of older citizens, concerns have been raised for this group in terms of mobility as well as traffic safety. In this context the automobile is an important means of transport. LÄS MER

3. 2. Older automobile drivers : medical aspects

   Författare :Kurt Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Older drivers; Cognitive impairment; Accident risk; Medical examination; ;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Older drivers (65+) are not a threat to traffic safety; the number of accidents involving older drivers is small compared to the number of younger drivers' accidents. However, a substantial number of studies have shown that when mileage is taken into consideration, older drivers have an increased risk for being involved in traffic accidents. LÄS MER

4. 3. Att köra eller inte köra : Hur de äldre, åldrande och bilkörning har diskuterats i svensk transportpolitik

   Författare :Satu Heikkinen; Lars Tornstam; Mats Börjesson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ageing; old age; image; representation; gerontology; mobility; transportation; sociology; older drivers; driving licence; traffic safety; policy; discourse analysis; Foucault; archaelogy; categorisation; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The objective of this study is to analyse the formation of older and ageing drivers in Swedish transportation policy. Documents from the Swedish Government, the Riksdag and, in a few cases, public authorities and newspapers are analysed. The discourse-analytical framework is inspired by Foucault’s archaeology, which is used as a tool box. LÄS MER

5. 4. Better all the time? Trends in health and longevity among older adults in Sweden

   Författare :Louise Sundberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: The health status of the aging population has become one of the major public health concerns today, as the number of older people increases in both absolute and relative terms and life expectancy continues to increase. The increases in life expectancy observed today is mainly the result of improved survival in old age, and as old age is a major risk factor for disease and disability, a major question of concern is to what extent increasing life expectancy comes with years with or without disability. LÄS MER

7. 5. A Divided Old Age through Research on Digital Technologies

   Författare :Arianna Poli; Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Susanne Kelfve; Marijke Veenstra; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Digital inequalities; Involvement in research; Biased outcomes; Old age exclusion; Old age social inequalities; Disuguaglianze digitali; Coinvolgimento nella ricerca; Risultati distorti bias ; Esclusione in età anziana; Disuguaglianze sociali in età anziana; Digital ojämlikhet; Forskningsdeltagande; Snedvridna resultat; Exkludering av äldre; Social ojämlikhet bland äldre;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims at contributing to the understanding of digital inequalities among older people, by studying the involvement of older people in research on digital technologies. Some mechanisms driving old age digital inequalities are well known. LÄS MER