Development and Evaluation of Texting while Walking Prevention System
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Gait Pattern Alterations during Walking, Texting and Walking and Texting during Cognitively Distractive Tasks while Negotiating Common Pedestrian Obstacles
OBJECTIVES Mobile phone texting is a common daily occurrence with a paucity of research examining corresponding gait characteristics. To date, most studies have participants walk in a straight line vs. overcoming barriers and obstacles that occur during regular walking. The aim of our study is to examine the effect of mobile phone texting during periods of cognitive distraction while walking an...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Affective Engineering
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2187-5413
DOI: 10.5057/ijae.ijae-d-16-00022