PMID- 20607132
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240312
IS  - 0925-7535 (Print)
IS  - 0925-7535 (Linking)
VI  - 40
IP  - 7-8
DP  - 2002 Nov 1
TI  - Effects of age related sensory degradation on perception of floor slipperiness 
      and associated slip parameters.
PG  - 689-703
AB  - A laboratory study was conducted to determine how sensory changes in elderly 
      people affect subjective assessments of floor slipperiness, and associated 
      friction demand characteristics and slip distance. To relate these parameters to 
      actual slip and fall incidents, 30 subjects from two age groups (young and 
      elderly) walked around a circular track on the slippery and non-slippery floor 
      surfaces, while wearing a safety harness to prevent injury in case of a slip or 
      fall. Prior to the walking experiment, the Sensory Organization Test was 
      performed. During the experiment, subjective assessments of surface slipperiness 
      of the floor were obtained prior to walking and after walking on the floor. Slip 
      distance, required coefficient of friction (RCOF) and adjusted friction 
      utilization (AFU) were assessed utilizing motion analysis and force platform 
      systems. The results indicated that sensory changes in the elderly increased the 
      likelihood of slips and falls more than their younger counterparts. This was due 
      to incorrect perceptions of floor slipperiness, and uncompensated slip parameters 
      such as slip distance and adjusted friction utilization.
FAU - Lockhart, Thurmon E
AU  - Lockhart TE
AD  - The Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic 
      Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
FAU - Woldstad, Jeffrey C
AU  - Woldstad JC
FAU - Smith, James L
AU  - Smith JL
FAU - Ramsey, Jerry D
AU  - Ramsey JD
LA  - eng
GR  - L30 AG022963/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - L30 AG022963-01/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Saf Sci
JT  - Safety science
JID - 9114980
PMC - PMC2895329
MID - NIHMS212309
EDAT- 2002/11/01 00:00
MHDA- 2002/11/01 00:01
PMCR- 2010/07/01
CRDT- 2011/09/28 06:00
PHST- 2011/09/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2002/11/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/11/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2010/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1016/S0925-7535(01)00067-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Saf Sci. 2002 Nov 1;40(7-8):689-703. doi: 10.1016/S0925-7535(01)00067-4.