Texting on a Smartphone While Walking Affects Gait Parameters

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 5; p. 4590
• Main Authors: Sajewicz, Julia, Dziuba-Słonina, Alicja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05.03.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attention; Cellular telephones; Communication; Experiments; Falls (Accidents); Female; Gait; Humans; Male; Smart phones; Smartphone; Smartphones; Social networks; Text Messaging; Traffic accidents & safety; Velocity; Walking; Young Adult; Young adults; Poland; accident risk; smartphone; cell phone; gait; gait parameters

Cell phone use while walking is an ever-increasing traffic hazard, and leads to an augmented risk of accidents. There is a rising number of injuries to pedestrians using a cell phone. Texting on a cell phone while walking is an emerging problem among people of different ages. The aim of this experim...