BUKU ABSTRAK - Universiti Putra Malaysia

Social Sciences
Driving is important among older persons for mobility, self autonomy, independence and ensuring their
quality of life and well being. The purpose of this analysis is to discuss findings on perceived barriers to driving
among older drivers. Data was obtained through face-to-face interview with 400 older road users aged 50 years
and over in a cross-sectional study entitled “Perception of Needs and Barriers of Older Drivers in Malaysia”
(2008).The cross-sectional survey was conducted in the states of Perak and Selangor which have the highest
accident rates involving older persons. The age of the respondents was ranging from 50 to 86 years (M=60,
SD=7). Majority (84.0%) of them are married with monthly median income of RM1000. The respondents drive
about eight times a week with an average range of less than 50 km (56.8%). Most of them (92.8%) are confident
with their driving ability. Attitude of other road users (63.3%), unclear signage (61.0%) and traffic jam (54.8%)
are among the common barriers in driving. Result showed that some financial (17.8%) and health problems
(23.3%) were also considered as barrier to them. ANOVA test indicated that there were significant differences
between education level (F=4.131, df=3, p=0.007), marital status (F=3.262, df=2, p=0.039), perceived driving
confident (F=10.033, df=2, p