OBJECTIVES: Nowadays, road traffic injuries (RTIs), a major public health concern in many countries, have gained even greater significance among elderly, especially among elderly pedestrians who are one of important vulnerable groups of road users. This study aimed to identify factors influencing RTI preventive behaviors in older pedestrians using the PRECEDE model.
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiologists; this study addresses road traffic injury prevention in elderly pedestrians and has no direct clinical application to audiology or hearing care practice.
While peripheral to audiology, this research touches on fall and injury risk in older adults — a population audiologists frequently serve — but the findings do not directly inform hearing-related clinical decisions.
- 01Study published in Injury (DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113684) applying the PRECEDE model to elderly pedestrians.
- 02Examines predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors for road safety behavior in older adults.
- 03Population studied overlaps with the core audiology patient demographic (older adults).
- 04No hearing-specific outcomes or interventions are studied.
- 05Findings are more relevant to public health and geriatric medicine than to audiology practice.
The PRECEDE model can identify determinants of road traffic injury preventive behaviors in elderly pedestrians.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42743763
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113684.
- Journal
- Injury
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Elderly pedestrians at risk of road traffic injuries
- Intervention
- Application of the PRECEDE model to assess behavioral determinants
Primary outcomes
Determinants of road traffic injury preventive behaviors among elderly pedestrians
