A study published in JAMA Network Open found that older adults with major depressive disorder exhibit riskier driving behaviors compared to those without the disorder. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis studied 85 older adults with MDD and 310 without over time, using a commercial data logger to track driving behavior. Adults with MDD showed more hard braking and cornering events, drove further from home, visited more unique destinations, and had higher random entropy. The study suggests that identifying these patterns can help tailor interventions like cognitive retraining or driver rehabilitation to support safe mobility and enhance well-being in older drivers with MDD.
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Distinct driving patterns seen for seniors with major depressive disorder
