Table 2.
Features of stairs and bathrooms described in ergonomic studies.
| Articles by Author and Year | Quantitative Measure of Environmental Features of Stairs | Quantitative Measure of Environmental Features of Bathrooms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting | Handrail | Stair Rise or Run Dimensions | Uneven Stairs | Tread Edge Contrast | Landing Size | Other 1 | Lighting | Shower or Bathtub Grab Bar | Toilet Grab Bar | Other 2 | |
| Johannsson et al. (2017) [32] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| King and Novak (2017) [33] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Kunzler et al. (2017) [34] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Song et al. (2017a) [35] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Song et al. (2017b) [36] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Swanenburg et al. (2017) [37] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Wang et al. (2017) [38] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Handsaker et al. (2016) [39] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Lyytinen et al. (2016) [40] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Novak et al. (2016) [41] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Shin and Yoo (2016) [42] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Spolaor et al. (2016) [43] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Weiss et al. (2016) [44] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Alcock et al. (2015) [45] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Brodie et al. (2015) [46] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Chiu et al. (2015) [47] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Foster et al. (2015) [48] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Kennedy et al. (2015) [49] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Laudanski et al. (2015) [50] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Paquette et al. (2015) [51] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Singhal et al. (2015) [52] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Alcock et al. (2014) [53] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Antonio and Perry (2014) [54] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Foster et al. (2014a) [55] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Foster et al (2014b) [56] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Handsaker et al. (2014) [57] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Hinman et al. (2014) [58] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Hsue and Su (2014) [59] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Singhal et al. (2014) [60] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Telonio et al. (2014) [61] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Wang et al. (2014) [62] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Buckley et al. (2013) [63] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Guitard et al. (2013) [64] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Novak and Brouwer (2013) [65] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Samuel et al. (2013) [66] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Bosse et al. (2012) [67] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Hicks-Little et al. (2012) [68] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Novak and Brouwer (2012) [69] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Samuel et al. (2012) [70] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Guitard et al. (2011) [71] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Hicks-Little et al. (2011) [72] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Karamanidis and Arampatzis (2011) [73] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Leitner et al. (2011) [74] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Lin et al. (2011) [75] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Novak and Brouwer (2011) [76] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Oh-Park et al. (2011) [77] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Reid et al. (2011) [78] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Zietz et al. (2011) [79] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Fujita et al. (2010) [80] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Liikavainio et al. (2010) [81] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Pua et al. (2010) [82] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Reid et al. (2010) [83] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Siegmund et al. (2010) [84] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Arcelus et al. (2009) [85] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Asay et al. (2009) [86] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Bertucco and Cesari (2009) [87] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Hsue and Su (2009) [88] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Karamanidis and Arampatzis (2009) [89] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Kim (2009) [90] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Misic et al. (2009) [91] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Ojha et al. (2009) [92] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Reeves et al. (2009) [93] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Schwartz et al. (2009) [94] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Zietz and Hollands (2009) [95] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Di Fabio et al. (2008) [96] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Larsen et al. (2008) [97] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Reeves et al. (2008) [98] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Guo et al. (2007) [99] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Lee and Chou (2007) [100] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Liikavainio et al. (2007) [101] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Mian et al. (2007) [102] | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Misic et al. (2007) [103] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Murphy et al. (2006) [104] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Total N (%) | 3/67 (4.5%) | 30/67 (44.8%) | 64/67 (95.5%) | 0/67 3 (0.0%) | 5/67 (7.5%) | 4/67 (6.0%) | 3/67 (4.5%) | 0/9 3 (0.0%) | 5/9 (55.6%) | 2/9 (22.2%) | 2/9 (22.2%) |
1 Horizontal vertical illusion on the stairs, non-carpeted stairs, or stair surface material. 2 Tiles, anti-slipping mat, or slip resistant bath tub. 3 No studies reported on uneven stairs or lighting conditions of bathroom simulations.