التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The Effect of Age on Gait Speed When Texting |
| المؤلفون: |
Linson J. Alapatt, Nancye M. Peel, Natasha Reid, Leonard C. Gray, Ruth E. Hubbard |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 17; Issue 2; Pages: 599 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| سنة النشر: |
2020 |
| المجموعة: |
MDPI Open Access Publishing |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ageing, gait speed, physical health, dual task test, texting |
| جغرافية الموضوع: |
agris |
| الوصف: |
Texting while walking exerts a high cognitive load, and may be a sensitive test of the integrity of the cognitive–motor interface. We aimed to investigate the association between chronological age and gait speed while texting. A convenience sample of 308 community-dwellers was recruited: n ≥ 50 in each age group (20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59) and n = 100 aged ≥60 years. Gait speed was measured over 10 metres under two experimental conditions: 1) walking at usual pace; 2) walking at usual pace while texting the message “Good morning Harry” on their smartphone. Both median gait speed with and without texting decreased with increasing age (p < 0.001). The differences between single- and dual-task gait speed were substantial for each age group and increased after the age of 50 years (p < 0.001). Median gait speeds while texting in people aged 50–59 (1.07 m/s) and ≥60 years (1.00 m/s) were below the recommended minimum for safely crossing roads (1.20 m/s). Texting while walking currently exposes people aged 50 and over to considerable environmental hazards. The significant slowing of gait speed while texting from middle age may be a marker of neurodegeneration, a cohort effect, or an appropriate compensatory response to reduce the risk of injury. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
text |
| وصف الملف: |
application/pdf |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
Global Health; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020599Test |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph17020599 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020599Test |
| حقوق: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/ |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.2838A483 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
