Safety on stairs: influence of a tread edge highlighter and its position

Foster, RJ, Hotchkiss, J, Buckley, JG and Elliott, DB, 2014. Safety on stairs: influence of a tread edge highlighter and its position. Experimental Gerontology, 55. ISSN 0531-5565

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Falls sustained when descending stairs are the leading cause of accidental death in older adults. Highly visible edge highlighters/friction strips (often set back from the tread edge) are sometimes used to improve stair safety, but there is no evidence for the usefulness of either.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Experimental Gerontology
Creators:	Foster, R.J., Hotchkiss, J., Buckley, J.G. and Elliott, D.B.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	2014
Volume:	55
ISSN:	0531-5565
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.exger.2014.04.009 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:28
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2016 09:10
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13456

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