SynthesisHuman factors2022
Why Are Older Adults More at Risk as Pedestrians? A Systematic Review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- From Prediction to Prevention: Using Text Mining and Explainable Machine Learning for Urban Bus Accident Analytics.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2026Article
- Effects of reablement on home-dwelling older adults' physical functioning: a quasi-experimental study in primary healthcare.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Why didn't the senior citizen cross the road? Gait speed in community-dwelling older adults with mobility limitations relative to pedestrian crossing times.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- When Pedestrian Crossings Become Danger Zones: Trauma and Mortality Risks in Elderly Pedestrians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The burden and trends of road injuries in Afghanistan (1990-2021): A joinpoint analysis of data from the global burden of diseases, 2021 study.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Pedestrian and Overall Road Traffic Crash Deaths - United States and 27 Other High-Income Countries, 2013-2022.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2025Article
- How walkable are our cities for older adults? Mediation of comfort, convenience, and aesthetics.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Growing injury threats to longevity in the older population: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Prevention Committee topical update.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025Review
- Enhancing collision prediction in older adults via perceptual training in virtual reality emphasizing object expansion.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Environmental measures to improve pedestrian safety in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Global health promotion · 2024Article
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- A methodology for the public health surveillance and epidemiologic analysis of outdoor falls that require an emergency medical services response.Injury epidemiology · 2023Article
- A Perspective on Using Virtual Reality to Incorporate the Affective Context of Everyday Falls Into Fall Prevention.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Epidemiology and patterns of nasal bone fracture in elderly patients in comparison to other age groups: an 8-year single-center retrospective analysis.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2022Article
- The Impact of Visual and Cognitive Dual-Task Demands on Traffic Perception During Road Crossing of Older and Younger Pedestrians.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Green Space, and Walkability and Risk for Falls Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore factors that could explain why older adults are more at risk at the roadside.
backgroundThe physical and psychological health benefits of walking have been well-established, leading to the widespread promotion of walking amongst older adults. However, walking can result in an increased risk of injury as a pedestrian at the roadside, which is a greater risk for older adults who are overrepresented in pedestrian casualty figures.
methodRelevant databases were searched up to January 2020. All peer-reviewed journals that presented data on healthy older adults and some aspect of road crossing or roadside behavior were included. A total of 142 papers were assessed and 60 met the inclusion criteria.
resultsIdentified papers could be grouped into three areas: crossing at a designated crossing place; crossing with no designated crossing place; perceptions or behaviors.
conclusionMultiple individual (attitudes, perceived behavioral control, walking time, time-to-arrival judgments, waiting endurance, cognitive ability), task (vehicle size, vehicle speed, traffic volume), and environmental (road layout, time of day, weather) constraints influence road crossing in older adulthood. APPLICATION: Accessibility of designated crossing areas needs to be addressed by ensuring sufficient time to cross and nonrestrictive waiting times. Signalized crossings need to be simplified and visibility increased. Where there is no designated crossing place, a reduction in speed limit alongside the provision of pedestrian islands to provide "pause" places are needed. Educational-based programs may also help ensure safety of older adults where there is no designated crossing place.
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