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Driving Outside the Wire: Examining Factors Impacting Veterans' Postdeployment Driving
Sandra Winter1, Mary Jeghers1, Emily Reid1
1University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health
|April 28, 2020
Summary
Combat Veterans face driving challenges due to medical issues and deployment exposures, increasing crash risks. A revised framework identified personal, environmental, and task factors influencing driving, informing a new intervention.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Science
- Veteran Health
Background:
- Combat Veterans (CVs) from Iraq/Afghanistan deployments report driving difficulties.
- Medical conditions and deployment exposures heighten their risk of motor vehicle crashes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To revise a conceptual framework for understanding CVs' driving experiences.
- To incorporate the Person Environment Occupation Performance model into driving research.
Main Methods:
- Conducted two focus groups with seven Combat Veterans.
- Utilized thematic analysis for iterative conceptual framework revisions.
- Elicited CVs' perspectives on training, pre/post-deployment driving, strategies, and interventions.
Main Results:
- Personal, environmental, and task factors significantly influence CVs' driving.
- Identified triggers for risky driving behaviors.
- Documented the use of personal and environmental strategies to manage driving.
Conclusions:
- CVs experience significant driving difficulties impacting safety and community integration.
- Findings support the development of Veteran-centric driving interventions.
- Improving driving fitness is crucial for Veterans' participation and well-being.
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