Self-reported pedestrian falls in 15 countries worldwide

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F24%3A00137076" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/24:00137076 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61989592:15210/24:73625414

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847824001785" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847824001785</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.07.009" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.trf.2024.07.009</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Self-reported pedestrian falls in 15 countries worldwide

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Many factors are associated with pedestrian injuries and accidents. If a pedestrian is injured in an outdoor public space, we are talking about a “pedestrian fall”. Pedestrian falls are a more common cause of pedestrian injuries than traffic crashes but have received less attention and the literature on this topic is scarce. This work aims to describe at a general level the prevalence and consequences of pedestrian falls and injuries, to make international comparisons of pedestrian falls, to identify risk factors and not least to examine the relationships between the prevalence of falls and pedestrian risk behaviour. A total of 6,373 participants from 15 countries were recruited to participate in this study. To collect data a questionnaire was used. We used a short version of the Pedestrians Behaviour Scale (PBS) to cover the risky behaviour of pedestrians. To identify groups of countries with a similar pedestrian transport situation, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. The analysis produced four groups of countries based on pedestrians’ safety level, popularity of walking and GDP. As for the results, we can conclude that young people and older people are more frequently involved in falls and that women report more frequent involvement in falls than males. However, the risk of getting injured in a fall is not higher than that of men. Frequent walking is associated with a lower risk of falling while walking. In contrast to this, physical activity increases such risk. The prevalence of falls and injuries seems to be weakly related to pedestrians’ risky behaviour, thus other factors such as safety infrastructure probably play an important role.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Self-reported pedestrian falls in 15 countries worldwide

Popis výsledku anglicky

Many factors are associated with pedestrian injuries and accidents. If a pedestrian is injured in an outdoor public space, we are talking about a “pedestrian fall”. Pedestrian falls are a more common cause of pedestrian injuries than traffic crashes but have received less attention and the literature on this topic is scarce. This work aims to describe at a general level the prevalence and consequences of pedestrian falls and injuries, to make international comparisons of pedestrian falls, to identify risk factors and not least to examine the relationships between the prevalence of falls and pedestrian risk behaviour. A total of 6,373 participants from 15 countries were recruited to participate in this study. To collect data a questionnaire was used. We used a short version of the Pedestrians Behaviour Scale (PBS) to cover the risky behaviour of pedestrians. To identify groups of countries with a similar pedestrian transport situation, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. The analysis produced four groups of countries based on pedestrians’ safety level, popularity of walking and GDP. As for the results, we can conclude that young people and older people are more frequently involved in falls and that women report more frequent involvement in falls than males. However, the risk of getting injured in a fall is not higher than that of men. Frequent walking is associated with a lower risk of falling while walking. In contrast to this, physical activity increases such risk. The prevalence of falls and injuries seems to be weakly related to pedestrians’ risky behaviour, thus other factors such as safety infrastructure probably play an important role.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

ISSN

1369-8478

e-ISSN

1873-5517

Svazek periodika

105

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

267-283

Kód UT WoS článku

001272370900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85198558413