Functional limitations in Mexican American elderly

Pennathur, Arunkumar; Sivasubramaniam, Sivakumar; Contreras, Luis Rene

doi:10.1016/s0169-8141(02)00117-8

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“…A stairway that is not difficult to ascend may be very difficult to descend 6) . This is particularly important when the stairs are in frequent use or used by infirm or elder people 7,8) . The most common injuries caused by stairs accident are the fractures caused by tripping or falling 9) .…”

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Effects of Load Carrying Methods and Stair Slopes on Physiological Response and Postures during Stairs Ascending and Descending

Tseng

Liu

2011

Ind Health

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of load carrying methods, stair slopes and walking speeds on heart rate and walking postures. Nine participants climbed up and down stairs with various stair slopes (24°, 30° and 36°), walking speeds (72, 96, and 132 steps per minute), and using different load carrying methods (empty loads, backpack, and hand-held). The effects of these factors on heart rate, Borg-RPE and flexion angles of knee joints, hip joints and trunk angles were investigated. This study demonstrated that increased stair slopes and walking speed were associated with increased heart rate and RPE. The heart rate for empty loads subjects was lowest, followed by backpack load and hand-held load. Climbing stairs with larger inclination was associated with smaller knee joint flexion angle and larger trunk and hip joint flexion angle. In conclusion, it is easier for subjects to carry a load of the same weight up stairs by backpack than by hand. However, the stair slope should be less than 30°. Thus, the standard fixed stair slope (30° of stair slope) on recommended for riser height and tread depth are 160 mm (6.5 inches) and tread depth 280 mm (11 inches).

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Effects of Load Carrying Methods and Stair Slopes on Physiological Response and Postures during Stairs Ascending and Descending

Tseng

Liu

2011

Ind Health

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“…Older Mexican American women and men report higher degrees of functional limitations in activities of daily living compared to other older adult populations, including older Whites, African Americans, and other Hispanic older adult groups (Markides et al, 1989(Markides et al, , 1997(Markides et al, , 2001De Arellano, 1994;Pennathur et al, 2003). While there is clear evidence of limitations in performing daily living functions among older Mexican American women and men from self-reports, there is little documentation on older Mexican American anthropometric functional reaches.…”

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Effect of age on functional anthropometry of older Mexican American adults: a cross-sectional study

Pennathur

Dowling²

2003

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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“…Majority of the respondents did their house work without help, even those who were seriously handicapped. Pennathur et al (2003) in a study also reported that older women found performing household and personal tasks difficult because these tasks involved reaching, twisting and bending of trunk. Affective component of worker input while participating in household and personal care activities: The affective component concerns the worker's personal feelings about the activity, his attitudes and interests, his preferences and dislikes.…”

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Participation of special group people in household and personal care activities and problems faced by them

Bisht

2018

JANS

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The present study was performed to examine the participation of female wheelchair users in household and personal care activities, problems faced by them and to seek suggestions from them to improve their work environment.The study was conducted in Punjab state and the sample was selected from different districts of Punjab by using snowball and purposive sampling technique. Only those female wheelchair users were selected for the study who were involved in performing household work. Case studies on 10 female wheelchair users were done to gather relevant information from the respondents and their work participation profile was observed for three consecutive days. A self-structured questionnaire was prepared to gather the relevant data from the respondents. Results revealed that despite their physical limitations, respondents were involved in some of the activities in their homes. Difficulties experienced by respondents while performing household and personal care activities included poor eye sight, slow speed, early onset of fatigue and less light in the work area.

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Functional limitations in Mexican American elderly

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Effects of Load Carrying Methods and Stair Slopes on Physiological Response and Postures during Stairs Ascending and Descending

Effects of Load Carrying Methods and Stair Slopes on Physiological Response and Postures during Stairs Ascending and Descending

Effect of age on functional anthropometry of older Mexican American adults: a cross-sectional study

Participation of special group people in household and personal care activities and problems faced by them

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