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. 2024 Mar 1;8(3):igae022. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae022

Table 5.

Driving Retirement Preparedness over Time

Driving retirement preparedness Time points Time point comparison
Baseline 3-months 6-months Baseline vs 3-months follow-up Baseline vs 6-months follow-up
t df p Value Mean diff. 95% CI
(LL, UL)
t df p Value Mean diff. 95% CI
(LL, UL)
Care partner, n 34 27 26
Driving safety questionnaire suma,b 28.4 (5.4) 29.8 (4.7) 29.5 (7.0) −2.01 11 .070 −3.3 (−6.8, 0.3) −1.58 9 .148 −3.1 (−7.5, 1.3)
Assessing readiness for mobility transitions sumc 26.5 (6.5) 23.7 (7.0) 24.2 (6.9) 2.47 25 .021 1.9 (0.3, 3.5) 2.10 23 .047 1.8 (0.0, 3.6)
Mobility confidence questionnaire sumd 42.8 (13.6) 47.6 (13.4) 42.4 (13.6) −1.18 25 .249 −2.9 (−8.0, 2.2) 1.08 24 .291 1.6 (−1.5, 4.8)
Retiring driver, n 32 29 29
Driving and safety questionnaire suma,b 23.4 (6.1) 25.5 (3.7) 24.3 (5.7) −0.97 13 .35 −1.5 (−4.8, 1.8) −0.97 12 −.261 −0.5 (−4.3, 3.4)
Assessing readiness for mobility transitions sumc 25.6 (6.1) 21.7 (6.5) 22.9 (6.4) 3.25 24 .003 3.7 (1.4, 6.1) 2.66 24 .014 3.0 (0.7, 5.4)
Mobility confidence questionnaire sumd 56.9 (24.0) 70.9 (15.7) 65.6 (20.7) −3.82 24 <.001 12.6 (−19.3, −5.8) −1.82 25 .080 −7.7 (−16.3, 1.0)

Notes: CI = confidence interval; df = degrees of freedom; diff. = difference; LL = lower limit; t = t-stasticic; UL = upper limit.

aPresented only if retiring driver was still driving.

bHigher scores = less safe.

cHigher scores = less prepared.

dRange = 0–70 for the care partner and 0–90 for the retiring driver.