Informal Social Support Networks and the Maintenance of Voluntary Driving Cessation By Older Rural Women

@article{Johnson2008InformalSS,
  title={Informal Social Support Networks and the Maintenance of Voluntary Driving Cessation By Older Rural Women},
  author={Julie E. Johnson},
  journal={Journal of Community Health Nursing},
  year={2008},
  volume={25},
  pages={65 - 72}
}
  • Julie E. Johnson
  • Published 29 April 2008
  • Psychology
  • Journal of Community Health Nursing
Seventy-five rural women over the age of 77 participated in this study to describe the impact of informal social support on the maintenance of voluntary driving cessation. After being screened for mental status, they completed a demographic questionnaire and the Lubben Social Network Scale (2006). They also participated in a semistructured interview designed to probe factors leading to driving cessation and the ability to maintain it. Findings suggest that most participants stopped driving due… 
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