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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Head-Mounted and Hand-Held Displays Diminish the Effectiveness of Fall-Resisting Skills.

Anika Weber, Julian Werth, Gaspar Epro, Daniel Friemert, Ulrich Hartmann, Yiannis Lambrianides, John Seeley, Peter Nickel, Kiros Karamanidis

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anika WeberSport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0177-5794
Julian WerthSport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5268-2478
Gaspar EproSport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.
Daniel FriemertDepartment of Mathematics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, 53424 Remagen, Germany.
Ulrich HartmannDepartment of Mathematics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, 53424 Remagen, Germany.
Yiannis LambrianidesSport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.
John SeeleySport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.
Peter NickelInstitute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA), 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Kiros KaramanidisSport and Exercise Science Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1839-6643
London South Bank University · GBKoblenz University of Applied Sciences · DEInstitut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung · DE

Funding

Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Use of head-mounted displays (HMDs) and hand-held displays (HHDs) may affect the effectiveness of stability control mechanisms and impair resistance to falls. This study aimed to examine whether the ability to control stability during locomotion is diminished while using HMDs and HHDs. Fourteen healthy adults (21-46 years) were assessed under single-task (no display) and dual-task (spatial 2-n-back presented on the HMD or the HHD) conditions while performing various locomotor tasks. An optical motion capture system and two force plates were used to assess locomotor stability using an inverted pendulum model. For perturbed standing, 57% of the participants were not able to maintain stability by counter-rotation actions when using either display, compared to the single-task condition. Furthermore, around 80% of participants (dual-task) compared to 50% (single-task) showed a negative margin of stability (i.e., an unstable body configuration) during recovery for perturbed walking due to a diminished ability to increase their base of support effectively. However, no evidence was found for HMDs or HHDs affecting stability during unperturbed locomotion. In conclusion, additional cognitive resources required for dual-tasking, using either display, are suggested to result in delayed response execution for perturbed standing and walking, consequently diminishing participants' ability to use stability control mechanisms effectively and increasing the risk of falls.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsSmart GlassesAdultGaitHumansLocomotionStanding PositionWalkingfallsgait perturbationhand-held displayshead-mounted displayssmart glassesstability control mechanisms

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PMID35009886
PMCPMC8749840
OpenAlexW4206315272

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