Older adults, family members, and professionals may benefit from a safe driving behaviour self-/proxy-report. During development of the Safe Driving Behavior Measure (SDBM), the authors conducted focus groups to (1) generate items based on respondents' driving experiences, and (2) obtain SDBM item-refinement feedback. Twenty-three older drivers (mean age 70.5, SD = 4.5) and eight family members (mean age 50, SD =20) from Ontario and Florida described safe driving behaviour (Focus Groups 1 and 2) and critiqued the SDBM (Focus Group 3). The authors coded responses using content and thematic analyses. Findings from Focus Groups 1 and 2 generated 23 themes (e.g., others' erratic driving) leading to 16 new items (e.g., avoiding collisions). Focus Group 3 findings generated 13 item revisions (e.g., indicating number of highway lanes). Using focus group findings, the authors created a version of the SDBM for future testing of construct validity with older drivers. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting