Geriatrics, Volume 9, Issue 3 (June 2024) – 30 articles
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Ladder use injury rates vary by age and gender. To provide insight into these discrepancies, ladder use ability and behavior of younger and older men and women were quantified from three ladder tasks: changing a lightbulb, clearing a roof gutter, and washing the windows. Experimental findings indicate: older adults require more time to complete ladder tasks; younger adults display riskier ladder use behaviors; men and women display similar ladder use ability; and men are more willing to climb riskier ladders. In addition, older adults reported more frequent ladder use than younger adults and men use straight ladders more frequently than women. These results suggest that the reported higher ladder fall rates by older adults and men are linked to increased ladder use exposure and riskier ladder choice. This knowledge can help guide population-specific interventions to reduce ladder falls. View this paper
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