AAN Evaluation and Management of Driving Risk in Dementia Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

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Document Overview

Document Title: Evaluation and Management of Driving Risk in Dementia

Authoring Society: American Academy of Neurology

Document Publication Date: Apr 12, 2012

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 5, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: n.neurology.org/content/74/16/1316.full

Source Citation: Practice Parameter update: Evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. D.J. Iverson, G.S. Gronseth, M.A. Reger, S. Classen, R.M. Dubinsky, M. Rizzo. Neurology Apr 2010, 74 (16) 1316-1324; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181da3b0f

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Document Objectives: To review the evidence regarding the usefulness of patient demographic characteristics, driving history, and cognitive testing in predicting driving capability among patients with dementia and to determine the efficacy of driving risk reduction strategies.

Scope: Management, Prevention

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D003704 - Dementia

D003704 - Dementia

Keywords: Alzheimer disease, Mental State Examination, dementia, driving risk, on-road driving test

Inclusion Criteria: Female, Male, Adult, Older Adult

Health Care Settings: Ambulatory

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Psychologist

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Supplemental Methodology Resources: Evidence Tables Data Supplement Data Supplement

Number of Source Documents: 41

Literature Search End Date: Friday, December 1, 2006

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No