Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
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Research Summary
Dr. Richard Marottoli's research interests include the approaches clinicians can use to identify at-risk older drivers, interventions to lessen risk, and the factors contributing to, and the consequences of, driving cessation. Dr. Marottoli is a past–chairperson of the Committee on the Safe Mobility of Older Persons of the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board.
Specialized Terms: At-risk older drivers; Driving cessation
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Research Interests
Aging; Automobile Driver Examination; Geriatrics
Selected Publications
- Mobility and aging: new directions for public health action.Satariano WA, Guralnik JM, Jackson RJ, Marottoli RA, Phelan EA, Prohaska TR. Mobility and aging: new directions for public health action. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: 1508-15. PMID: 22698013, PMCID: PMC3464831, DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300631.
- Walking the tightrope: developing a systems approach to balance safety and mobility for an aging society.Marottoli RA, Coughlin JF. Walking the tightrope: developing a systems approach to balance safety and mobility for an aging society. Journal Of Aging & Social Policy 2011, 23: 372-83. PMID: 21985065, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2011.605655.
- Sleep disturbances and adverse driving events in a predominantly male cohort of active older drivers.Vaz Fragoso CA, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH, Marottoli RA. Sleep disturbances and adverse driving events in a predominantly male cohort of active older drivers. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 1878-84. PMID: 20929465, PMCID: PMC2954505, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03083.x.
- Prevalence of sleep disturbances in a cohort of older drivers.Vaz Fragoso CA, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH, Marottoli RA. Prevalence of sleep disturbances in a cohort of older drivers. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2008, 63: 715-23. PMID: 18693226, PMCID: PMC3719852, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.7.715.
- A randomized trial of an education program to enhance older driver performance.Marottoli RA, Ness PH, Araujo KL, Iannone LP, Acampora D, Charpentier P, Peduzzi P. A randomized trial of an education program to enhance older driver performance. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2007, 62: 1113-9. PMID: 17921424, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.10.1113.
- A randomized trial of a physical conditioning program to enhance the driving performance of older persons.Marottoli RA, Allore H, Araujo KL, Iannone LP, Acampora D, Gottschalk M, Charpentier P, Kasl S, Peduzzi P. A randomized trial of a physical conditioning program to enhance the driving performance of older persons. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 590-7. PMID: 17443366, PMCID: PMC1852916, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0134-3.
- Consequences of driving cessation: decreased out-of-home activity levels.Marottoli RA, de Leon CFM, Glass TA, Williams CS, Cooney LM, Berkman LF. Consequences of driving cessation: decreased out-of-home activity levels. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences 2000, 55: S334-40. PMID: 11078110, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.6.s334.