Journal article
Characteristics of older pedestrians who have difficulty crossing the street
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.87(3), pp.393-397
03/01/1997
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.3.393
PMCID: PMC1381010
PMID: 9096539
Abstract
This study examined the sociodemographic and health characteristics and problems of older pedestrians. Interviews and assessments were conducted with 1249 enrollees aged 72 or older from the New Haven, Conn, community of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly who agreed to participate in a seventh follow-up. Approximately 11% of the New Haven residents reported difficulty crossing the street. Older pedestrians needing help in one or more activities of daily living were more than 10 times as likely as others, and those with the slowest walking speeds were nearly 3 times as likely as others, to report difficulty crossing the street. Fewer than 1% of these pedestrians aged 72 or older had a normal walking speed sufficient to cross the street in the time typically allotted at signalized intersections (1.22 m/sec). Crossing times at signalized intersectíons in areas with large populations of elders should be extended, and the recommended walking speed for timing signalized crossings should be modified to reflect the range of abilities among older pedestrians.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Characteristics of older pedestrians who have difficulty crossing the street
- Creators
- Jean Langlois - National Institute on AgingPenelope KeylJack GuralnikDaniel FoleyRichard A MarottoliRobert B Wallace - Internal Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.87(3), pp.393-397
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.87.3.393
- PMID
- 9096539
- PMCID
- PMC1381010
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363608502771
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