Exploring the Uptake and Impact of the Driving and Dementia Roadmap

What is this Study about?

The aim of this study is to understand how people with dementia, family/friend carers and healthcare providers experience the Driving and Dementia Roadmap website. This website contains resources to help people in the decision-making about when to stop driving and adjust to life after driving. We are also interested in knowing how the Driving and Dementia Roadmap may impact how people manage stopping to drive. The findings of this study will be used to improve and ensure that resources, like the Driving and Dementia Roadmap will continue to be available for people with dementia and those who support them. 

What Will Happen in This Study?

Participants will be asked to use the Driving and Dementia Roadmap website for 2 to 6 weeks. They will asked to make notes in a diary as they use the website. After using the Driving and Dementia Roadmap participants will take part in an interview (about 1 hour) or a focus group (about 2 hours) where they will be asked what using the website was like for them (e.g., what they liked or didn’t like, what was useful, how did it affect their experience of stopping to drive, etc.). Interviews and focus groups will take place online or via telephone. 

Who is Eligible to Participate in this Study?

You are eligible to participate if you are a: 

a) Person living with dementia who is still driving or has stopped driving within the past 2 years 

b) Family member or friend who is caring for or providing support to a person with dementia who is still driving orhas stopped driving within the past two years 

c) Healthcare provider (physician, occupational therapist, nurse practitioner) who cares for people living with dementia 

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