The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review
The aim of this study was to summarize the research status and reveal the impact of mobile phone use on gait characteristics by reviewing the existing studies in terms of research status, participants, independent variables, dependent variables, main findings, etc. Twenty-nine studies which investig...
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| description | The aim of this study was to summarize the research status and reveal the impact of mobile phone use on gait characteristics by reviewing the existing studies in terms of research status, participants, independent variables, dependent variables, main findings, etc. Twenty-nine studies which investigated the impact of using mobile phones on gait characteristics were identified through a literature search. The majority of these studies examined the effects of mobile phone use on gait characteristics in young people. The preliminary results showed that walking while using a mobile phone has significant impacts on gait. It can decrease gait velocity, cadence, step length and stride length, along with significantly increasing step width, step time and double support time. The results varied among different mobile phone usage, which resulted from the different motor and mental demands. Additionally, age and environment could affect the results as well. As well as the kinematic characteristics, we suggest that kinetic and EMG analysis are conducted in future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a56cf8f4e13440689e383a7d6be45422023-11-23T15:22:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-06-011212578310.3390/app12125783The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative ReviewYuanyuan Tan0Yuliang Sun1Chungang Lang2Yi Wen3School of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, ChinaThe aim of this study was to summarize the research status and reveal the impact of mobile phone use on gait characteristics by reviewing the existing studies in terms of research status, participants, independent variables, dependent variables, main findings, etc. Twenty-nine studies which investigated the impact of using mobile phones on gait characteristics were identified through a literature search. The majority of these studies examined the effects of mobile phone use on gait characteristics in young people. The preliminary results showed that walking while using a mobile phone has significant impacts on gait. It can decrease gait velocity, cadence, step length and stride length, along with significantly increasing step width, step time and double support time. The results varied among different mobile phone usage, which resulted from the different motor and mental demands. Additionally, age and environment could affect the results as well. As well as the kinematic characteristics, we suggest that kinetic and EMG analysis are conducted in future studies.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/5783mobile phonegait analysisnarrative review |
| spellingShingle | Yuanyuan Tan Yuliang Sun Chungang Lang Yi Wen The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review Applied Sciences mobile phone gait analysis narrative review |
| title | The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | The Impact of Using Mobile Phones on Gait Characteristics: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | impact of using mobile phones on gait characteristics a narrative review |
| topic | mobile phone gait analysis narrative review |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/5783 |
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