Lee Jeon Hyeong, Lee Myoung Hee
Department of Physical Therapy, Daegu Health College, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Uiduk University: 261 Donghae-daero, Gangdong-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2018 Feb;30(2):293-296. doi: 10.1589/jpts.30.293. Epub 2018 Feb 28.
[Purpose] This study was performed to analyze the influence of smartphone multitasking on gait and dynamic balance. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 19 male and 20 female university students. There were 4 types of gait tasks: General Gait (walking without a task), Task Gait 1 (walking while writing a message), Task Gait 2 (walking while writing a message and listening to music), Task Gait 3 (walking while writing a message and having a conversation). To exclude the learning effect, the order of tasks was randomized. The Zebris FDM-T treadmill system (Zebris Medical GmbH, Germany) was used to measure left and right step length and width, and a 10 m walking test (10MWT) was conducted for gait velocity. In addition, a Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was used to measure dynamic balance. All the tasks were performed 3 times, and the mean of the measured values was analyzed. [Results] There were no statistically significant differences in step length and width. There were statistically significant differences in the 10MWT and TUG tests. [Conclusion] Using a smartphone while walking decreases a person's dynamic balance and walking ability. It is considered that accident rates are higher when using a smartphone.
[目的]本研究旨在分析智能手机多任务处理对步态和动态平衡的影响。[对象与方法]研究对象为19名男大学生和20名女大学生。共有4种步态任务:普通步态(无任务行走)、任务步态1(边走路边写信息)、任务步态2(边走路边写信息并听音乐)、任务步态3(边走路边写信息并进行对话)。为排除学习效应,任务顺序采用随机化。使用Zebris FDM-T跑步机系统(德国Zebris Medical GmbH公司)测量左右步长和步宽,并进行10米步行测试(10MWT)以测量步态速度。此外,采用定时起立行走测试(TUG)测量动态平衡。所有任务均进行3次,并对测量值的平均值进行分析。[结果]步长和步宽无统计学显著差异。10MWT和TUG测试存在统计学显著差异。[结论]走路时使用智能手机会降低人的动态平衡和行走能力。使用智能手机时事故发生率可能更高。