Prevention of road crashes in older adults: perspectives on facilitators, barriers and the role of the family doctor Rivera Izquierdo, Mario Valverde Cano, Luz María Martínez Ruiz, Virginia Ana Sánchez Pérez, María Rosa Atienza Martín, Francisco Javier Martín de los Reyes, Luis Miguel Jiménez Mejías, Eladio Road safety Older drivers Family doctor Focus groups Qualitative research This work was supported by the SEMERGEN-UGR Chair of Teaching and Research in Family Medicine (Catedra de Docencia e Investigacion en Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN-UGR), University of Granada, Spain. Background: People over 64 years have a high fatality rate when they are involved in traffic accidents. Besides, older victims of road crashes are expected to rise in the future due to population aging. The purpose of the study was to document their perception on the role of the family doctor, the main facilitating factors, and the perceived barriers to the temporary or permanent restriction of their driving. Methods: This qualitative study used focus group methodology. A sample of 16 people over 65 years old was obtained through a series of segmentation criteria at an active participation centre for older adults in a small town in Jaén province (Spain). All were invited to participate in a discussion during which they were asked to express their opinions and subjective experiences concerning the role of their family doctor. The group conversation was taped, fully transcribed and analysed, and codes were generated with both deductive and inductive methods. Results: After merging the codes to generate themes, we identified 9 relevant categories: perception of age-related risk, road safety, role of public authorities, driver assessment centre, role of the family doctor, role of the family, proposals for addressing traffic accidents in older adults, consequences of the driving prohibition, and public transport. All categories help to explain the subjective driving and traffic safety experiences of older road users. Conclusions: Although family doctors do not usually ask their older patients about road driving, they are highly valued by these patients. Thus, family doctors have a great potential to act, along with the family members, for the benefit of older patients’ traffic safety, in ways that can prevent their involvement in road crashes and reduce the negative consequences of having to stop driving if necessary. 2021-11-25T07:37:30Z 2021-11-25T07:37:30Z 2021-11-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Rivera-Izquierdo, M... [et al.]. Prevention of road crashes in older adults: perspectives on facilitators, barriers and the role of the family doctor. BMC Geriatr 21, 635 (2021). [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02569-0] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71737 10.1186/s12877-021-02569-0 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España BMC