Kompetensi pemanduan dalam kalangan warga emas di Sabah (Driving Competency among the Elderly in Sabah)

Harifah Mohd Noor, Adilah Md Ramli, Jurry Foo, Mohd Azizul Ladin, Mazdi Marzuki, Nazihiyah Asli, Chai Ai Jing

Abstract


Peningkatan populasi warga emas dilihat membawa kepada keperluan pemanduan kenderaan bagi mengekalkan mobiliti dan meningkatkan penyertaan sosial dan kualiti hidup mereka. Namun, pemanduan warga emas sering dikaitkan dengan peningkatan risiko kemalangan sama ada bagi pemandu, mahupun pengguna jalan raya yang lain. Objektif artikel ini adalah untuk meneliti keupayaan memandu warga emas dengan mengambil kira hubungannya terhadap faktor sosio-demografi, iaitu faktor umur, jantina, masalah kesihatan, dan status pekerjaan. Kaedah tinjauan menggunakan pendekatan campuran, iaitu tinjauan soal selidik melibatkan 644 orang responden (warga emas berumur 60 tahun ke atas). Kajian ini juga menemu bual lima orang informan untuk menyokong dapatan kajian. Analisis data menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif dan inferensi seperti peratusan, analisis taburan silang, dan analisis Khi-Kuasa Dua. Penemuan utama memperlihatkan bahawa  faktor umur (X2=49.766a, k < .05), jantina (,X2=82.418a, k < .05) kesihatan (X2=28.238a, k <  .05), dan status pekerjaan (X2=64.151a, k < .05) mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap keupayaan memandu warga emas. Oleh itu, pemboleh ubah demografi ini boleh dijadikan panduan kepada pihak berkepentingan untuk merancang strategi dan dasar berkenaan penilaian kompetensi pemanduan, khususnya melibatkan kelayakan pemilikan lesen memandu dalam kalangan warga emas.

 

Kata kunci: Kompetensi, kualiti hidup, mobiliti, pemanduan, sosio-demografi, warga emas

 

The rising trend of the elderly population is also seen to lead to an increase in the number of elderly people who drive. This is because driving is one of the factors that can increase social participation and the quality of life of the elderly. However, elderly driving is often associated with an increased risk of accidents for drivers and other road users. The objective of this article is to examine the driving ability of the elderly by considering its relationship to socio-demographic factors, namely age, gender, health problems, and employment status. The survey method uses a mixed approach, a questionnaire survey involving 644 respondents (seniors aged 60 and over). This study also interviewed five informants to support the findings of the study. Data analysis uses descriptive and inferential approaches such as percentages, cross-distribution analysis, and Chi-Square analysis. The main findings show that the factors of age (X2=49.766a, k < .05), gender (X2=82.418a, k < .05), health problems (X2=28.238a, k < .05), and employment status (X2 =64.151a, k < .05) has a significant influence on the driving ability of the elderly. Therefore, these demographic variables can be used as a guide for stakeholders to plan strategies and policies regarding the assessment of driving competence, especially involving the qualification of driving license ownership among the elderly.

 

Keywords: Competency, mobility, quality of life, driving, socio-demographic, elderly


Keywords


Kompetensi, kualiti hidup, mobiliti, pemanduan, sosio-demografi, warga emas (Competency, mobility, quality of life, driving, socio-demographic, elderly)

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