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Research Topics
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ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Industrial and Organisational Psychology | Psychology | Virtual Reality and Related Simulation | Other psychology not elsewhere classified | Public Health and Health Services | Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | Biological psychology not elsewhere classified | Health Promotion | Occupational and workplace health and safety | Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning | Decision Making | Human resources and industrial relations |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Rail Safety | Learner and Learning Achievement | Behaviour and Health | Rail Freight | Rail Infrastructure and Networks | Occupational Health
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Publications
Whose safety? Flexible risk assessment boundaries balance nurse safety with patient care
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2015
‘Just Right’ job design: A conceptual framework for sustainable work in rail driving using the Goldilocks Work Paradigm
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2022
DOI: 10.1016/J.APERGO.2022.103806
Abstract: Excessive physical demand at work has traditionally been connected with adverse health outcomes, but excessive sitting is now also being recognised as an occupational hazard and emerging work-related risk. Traditional preventive occupational health and ergonomics programs are useful but limited through reliance on in idual behaviour change and time- ersion from productive work. A new 'Goldilocks Work Paradigm' aims to optimise health and productivity by using movements of productive tasks. Using rail driving as a specific case of a highly sedentary and inflexible working environment, we construct a conceptual framework for designing better jobs, arguing that a theoretical amalgamation of the new Goldilocks Work Paradigm with System Thinking, Participatory Ergonomics, and a Risk Management Framework, is needed, for establishing a unified, strategic approach-a 'just right' job design model. We extend this by outlining a practical process of designing better jobs with tools that can be used to achieve it.
The road user, the pedestrian, and me: Investigating the interactions, errors and escalating risks of users of fully protected level crossings
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Working around it
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 04-12-2017
DOI: 10.1108/IJWHM-08-2017-0060
Abstract: The rail driver workplace is full of challenges for effective health management. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how known barriers in rail driving may be overcome by seeking enablers of positive health status and lifestyle. Five focus groups were conducted with 29 rail drivers from four rail organisations across three Australian states. Transcribed data were analysed using directed content analysis and thematic coding to develop health enabler themes and categories. Formal initiatives to manage health were piecemeal. Efforts to maintain health involved countering deteriorative, and promoting restorative, health factors. Themes systematically illustrated work environmental, adaptational, and autonomous features of health management. Participants expressed many different approaches to enabling positive health status, and how these connected to known barriers. Discussion of personal health issues within the rail industry is considered a taboo topic by some, therefore participants who took part in this study data may be more representative of health-conscious drivers. Occupational health in rail can be enabled in multiple ways, including: improving social support, scheduling certainty, and cross-communication around health behaviours increasing flexibility and environmental support for health behaviours and directly promoting dietary control and physical activity engagement. Given the ersity and global representativeness of rail systems found within Australia, the findings have international application. This study uses a strength-focussed approach to highlight multiple leverage points for organisational rail-driver health interventions across three levels of the system, helping improve health intervention efficacy despite the intractable nature of their environments.
Escaping into a Simulated Environment: A Preliminary Investigation into How MMORPGs Are Used to Cope with Real Life Stressors
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2019
Focusing the ‘Gaze’ on Facilitators of Simulation
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2019
Views of American and Australian mobility device users and ambulant bus users regarding occupant restraint systems on public buses
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2022
Mentoring in the rail context: the influence of training, style, and practice
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 12-01-2015
Abstract: – The purpose of this paper is to investigate workplace learning in the context of the rail industry, specifically for the type of learning required to become a train driver. It examines the impact of changes to the traditional learning model, and explores the potential of mentoring in the learning/training model. – This paper uses a participative research approach to examine training experiences with trainee drivers and driver trainers ( n = 61) in six Australian rail organisations. The data are synthesised based on an inductive thematic analysis from focus groups, interviews and cab-rides. – Current driver-learning approaches contain a number of haphazard elements that provide an unfavourable learning experience. Mentoring practices appear to be happening incidentally, despite train drivers wanting mentoring experiences. – In the designing and planning of new driver-learning frameworks, it is important to identify the unintended consequences of implementing a condensed “classroom” curriculum. The condensed and accelerated driver-learning model currently used could be enhanced through the incorporation of a mentoring process. – The article fills an important research gap in the space of workplace learning and mentoring in the rail industry. The themes and findings provide a basis for why mentoring should be integrated as part of the training process. It draws attention to the importance of the situational context, and contributes to communities of practice by outlining important considerations for a holistic model of mentoring in the rail industry.
Throwing good money after SPAD? Exploring the cost of signal passed at danger (SPAD) incidents to Australasian rail organisations
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2018
Sight Beyond Sight: A Conceptual Exploration of the ‘Gaze’ in Facilitating Simulations
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 06-2021
DOI: 10.1177/10468781211006154
Abstract: This article connects disparate components in simulation. The central component is that facilitators manage simulations as learning contexts. The second concerns a perception of simulations as safe containers, implying the existence of impermeable barriers between simulation and dangers of reality. However, when stepping into the facilitation space, facilitators encounter a third component—the gaze. A concept from critical theory and psychoanalysis, this refers to acts of seeing and being seen, of/by themselves and others, and can engender heightened awareness as facilitators see themselves from the focal point of multiple lens, and within a container that may not be so impermeable. To increase understanding of simulation skills and development options for facilitators, we explore these components using: a) novice to expert progression b) power relationships and c) the body memory as key factors which may influence the intensity and direction of awareness. A narrative-based analysis of literature examines instances where awareness of self, and/or others influences how facilitators operate within simulations. Aware that simulations create uncertainties, facilitators may experience greater anxiety than those managing non-facilitation settings. They must navigate participants through emergent conditions wherein the unexpected can conspire to render safe containers permeable, and alter participants’ expectations. Increased understanding of the impact of gaze may enable facilitators to respond flexibly to unanticipated developments. Understanding the impacts of the gaze within and beyond a simulation may enable facilitators to prepare internally—and perform externally. A conceptual framework is developed to assist facilitators reflect and identify applications.
Do coping strategies moderate the relationship between escapism and negative gaming outcomes in World of Warcraft (MMORPG) players?
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Is it safe to cross? Identification of trains and their approach speed at level crossings
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2018
The Essence of Care: Versatility as an Adaptive Response to Challenges in the Delivery of Quality Aged Care by Personal Care Attendants
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 28-04-2021
DOI: 10.1177/00187208211010962
Abstract: The strategies adopted by personal care attendants (PCAs) to deliver quality care when faced with challenges potentially impacting clinical outcomes were assessed using phenomenological methods. In Australia, recent outcry of unsatisfactory standards of care in residential facilities has instigated a national public inquiry. This study investigated how PCAs adapted to challenges in stressful and ambiguous everyday work scenarios to deliver quality care. A phenomenological approach was used to obtain insights into PCAs’ experiences, perceptions, opinions, and decision processes for enacting care. Ten PCAs working in rural-based residential aged care were interviewed using a novel scenario construction task with thematic and co-occurrence network mapping applied to derive insights. Seven themes were identified, revealing that participants formed close relationships with residents, influencing care provision but blurring personal boundaries. Key contextual factors in scenarios highlighted inadequate staffing and procedures, inadequate training, challenging residents, time poverty, and low support. In idually directed adaptive strategies were used to alleviate dissonance and maintain emotional resilience, including dynamic risk assessment involving rule breaking. The findings suggest that in negotiating care delivery, PCAs strive to optimize rule-based compliance with safety, efficiency, and in idualized attention to provide “good enough” care with fluidity. Implications for policy and practice are considered. Findings have implications for workforce development in the context of ever-increasing industry pressures. Findings identified challenging scenarios and role complexity, with decision-making occurring as a fluid and ongoing process across a flexible boundary of risk assessment influencing interactions between PCAs, registered nurses, and clients.
Injury by design: A thematic networks and system dynamics analysis of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in tram drivers
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2022
DOI: 10.1016/J.APERGO.2021.103644
Abstract: Tram driving is a safety critical task where work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) and injuries are associated with interacting occupational design factors over time. These interactions then carry implications for workforce retention, public safety, workplace relations and supports. To better understand such interactions, this study used thematic networks and system dynamics (causal loop diagrams) analysis with the aim to unearth a global theme underscoring occurrence of WRMSDs, and describe the factors influencing the system dynamics of WRMSD occurrence in tram drivers. Building on earlier work focused on occupational participation, secondary analysis of driver interviews (n = 13) and driving observations (n = 11) produced thematic network and causal loop models of risk factors that highlighted an Injury by Design problem structure as a global theme. Research targeting organisational culture, human factors, and design standards is needed to minimise WRMSDs risk in tram drivers.
The AACTT of Trash Talk: Identifying Forms of Trash Talk in Esports Using Behavior Specification
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 2023
Abstract: Esports, much like conventional sports, are guided by social norms that determine the acceptability or unacceptability of certain behaviors. One act guided by social norms is trash talk. However, understanding its practice has been difficult due to the various definitions of its use. Focusing on the first-person shooter genre, this study aimed to uncover and encapsulate the various forms of trash talk into a single framework. Applying Presseau et al.’s Action, Actor, Context, Target, and Time (AACTT) framework for specifying behavior, 61 cases of trash talk were analyzed across Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, and Rainbow Six: Siege esports. Actions associated with trash talk were primarily found through verbal and written exchanges though they can occur through in-game mechanics—a practice unique to esports. Traditionally, actors and targets are the professional players in a game. However, trash talking was also practiced by coaches, stage talent, and esport organizations. The context of trash talk can be further identified through physical, environmental, and social settings, nd whether the time trash talk occurs is centered around a match or tournament. Understanding the impact of each AACTT element may have on the social norms of trash talk can allow researchers to further distinguish behaviors across esport consumers.
Can participatory ergonomics process tactics improve simulator fidelity and give rise to transdisciplinarity in stakeholders? A before–after case study
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2018
Flat-out napping: The quantity and quality of sleep obtained in a seat during the daytime increase as the angle of recline of the seat increases
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-06-2018
DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1466801
Abstract: Some shiftwokers in the long-haul transportation industries (i.e. road, rail, sea, air) have the opportunity to sleep in on-board rest facilities during duty periods. These rest facilities are typically fitted with a seat with a maximum back angle to the vertical of 20°, 40°, or 90°. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of "back angle" on the quantity and quality of sleep obtained in a seat during a daytime nap. Six healthy adults (3 females aged 27.0 years and 3 males aged 22.7 years) each participated in three conditions. For each condition, participants had a 4-h sleep opportunity in a bed (02:00-06:00 h) followed by a 4-h sleep opportunity in a seat (13:00-17:00 h). The only difference between conditions was in the back angle of the seat to the vertical during the seat-based sleep periods: 20° (upright), 40° (reclined), and 90° (flat). Polysomnographic data were collected during all sleep episodes. For the seat-based sleep episodes, there was a significant effect of back angle on three of four measures of sleep quantity, i.e. total sleep time, slow-wave sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and three of four measures of sleep quality, i.e. latency to REM sleep, arousals, and stage shifts. In general, the quantity and quality of sleep obtained in the reclined and flat seats were better than those obtained in the upright seat. In particular, compared to the flat seat, the reclined seat resulted in similar amounts of total sleep and slow-wave sleep, but 37% less REM sleep and the upright seat resulted in 29% less total sleep, 30% less slow-wave sleep, and 79% less REM sleep. There are two main mechanisms that may explain the results. First, it is difficult to maintain the head in a comfortable position for sleep when sitting upright, and this is likely exacerbated during REM sleep, when muscle tone is very low. Second, an upright posture increases sympathetic activity and decreases parasympathetic activity, resulting in a heightened level of physiological arousal.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 15-07-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14148699
Abstract: Dealing with the wicked problem of global food waste and loss is a complex and challenging area. In Australia, increased political will has landed the ersion of domestic food waste from landfill squarely at the feet of local government (councils), often requiring significant change to kerbside collections systems. This paper discusses how post-kerbside household food waste treatment systems can encourage pro-environmental behaviours. To achieve this, current food waste literature is examined against kerbside domestic waste collection measurable outcomes ( ersion rates, system uptake and contamination rates). The hypothesis is that specific interventions can establish, or rebuild, community trust, responsibility and pro-environmental behaviours around food waste avoidance and ersion. Two post-kerbside systems—commercial composting and anaerobic digestion—provided the framework. Two themes emerged from the study: (1) the benefits of connecting the community with the interactions of household food waste inputs with post-treatment outputs (compost, soil conditioners, digestates and biogases) and (2) providing engaged communities with pathways for sustainable, pro-environmental actions whilst normalizing correct kerbside food waste recycling for the less engaged (habitual behaviours, knowledge and cooperation). The paper contributes to understanding how councils can connect their communities with the issues of household food waste.
Proceed with caution: using verbal protocol analysis to measure situation awareness.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2018.1527951
Abstract: Verbal protocol analysis (VPA) is often used to elicit information about the cognitive processes of operators as it provides rich data and can be used in naturalistic settings. Recently VPA has been used to investigate the acquisition and maintenance of situation awareness (SA), and to make comparisons between groups despite a lack of research regarding the efficacy of using VPA for this purpose. This train simulator experiment investigated whether VPA can effectively measure SA. Novice and expert participants were recorded on an audio device while talking aloud throughout the trials and their verbalisations were transcribed verbatim. A coding scheme developed from the transcripts was used to code the verbalisations. Results did not support the use of VPA as a measure of SA but did show that VPA detected differences in SA errors. Potential reasons for the conflicting findings between this experiment and those conducted by other researchers are discussed. Practitioner summary: This paper examined the validity of verbal protocol analysis (VPA) as a situation awareness (SA) measure. A repeated measures experiment was conducted using a train simulator. Normal VPA did not detect changes in SA but a measure of errors did. Caution should be used when using VPA to measure SA. Abbreviations: LETSSA: low-event task subjective situation awareness technique SA: situation awareness SAGAT: situation awareness global assessment technique TPD: train performance display VPA: verbal protocol analysis.
Use of 3D scanning technology to determine bus access for people using powered mobility aids
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Risk Factors for Driver Distraction and Inattention in Tram Drivers
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 07-07-2016
The mind games have already started: An in-depth examination of trash talking in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports using practice theory
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 06-2021
DOI: 10.1386/JGVW_00035_1
Abstract: Trash talking is a contentious and prevalent practice in traditional sports but few studies have examined its practice in esports – a computer-mediated form of sports competition in videogaming. This study used practice theory to identify different forms and dialectical relationships of trash talking in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive . Fifty hours of structured observations of professional tournaments were conducted followed by semi-structured interviews with fifteen spectators/casual gamers. Inductive analysis of data based on practice theory-related constructs identified varying perspectives on trash talk, and six distinct forms. Trash talk was directed towards players from opposing players, coaches, fans, casters and analysts. ‘Teabagging’ was the most controversial, but a predominantly positive ethos for trash talk was found, such that it was a distinct part of this esports scene. Theoretical and practice-oriented implications are discussed and a conceptualization of the practice of trash talk is given to encourage further debate and discussion in the field.
Causes, consequences and countermeasures to driver fatigue in the rail industry: The train driver perspective
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2017
DOI: 10.1016/J.APERGO.2016.10.009
Abstract: Fatigue is an important workplace risk management issue. Within the rail industry, the passing of a stop signal (signal passed at danger SPAD) is considered to be one of the most major safety breaches which can occur. Train drivers are very aware of the negative consequences associated with a SPAD. Therefore, SPADs provide a practical and applied safety relevant context within which to structure a discussion on fatigue. Focus groups discussing contributing factors to SPADs were undertaken at eight passenger rail organisations across Australia and New Zealand (n = 28 drivers). Data relating to fatigue was extracted and inductively analysed identifying three themes: causes, consequences, and countermeasures (to fatigue). Drivers experienced negative consequences of fatigue, despite existing countermeasures to mitigate it. Organisational culture was a barrier to effective fatigue management. A fatigue assessment tool consistently informed rostering, however, shift swapping was commonplace and often unregulated, reducing any potential positive impact. In discussing fatigue countermeasure strategies, drivers talked interchangeably about mitigating task related fatigue (e.g. increasing cognitive load) and sleepiness (e.g. caffeine). Ensuring the concepts of fatigue and sleepiness are properly understood has the potential to maximise safety.
Can occupational health professionals successfully apply the Goldilocks Work Paradigm in a simulated work redesign?
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-05-2022
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2067357
Abstract: This study aimed to assess occupational health professionals' application of the Goldilocks Work Paradigm in redesigning jobs for healthier physical behaviours while maintaining productivity. During a group simulation exercise, participants (
“Tell them what they want to hear and get back to work”: Insights into the utility of current occupational health assessments from the perspectives of train drivers
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Constructing safe containers for effective learning: Vignettes of breakdown in psychological safety during simulated scenarios
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2018
“I’m very visible but seldom seen”: consumer choice and use of mobility aids on public transport
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-11-2019
DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2017.1407829
Abstract: The number of mobility aid users continues to rise as the population ages. While mobility aid users rely on public transport due to its affordability, evidence suggests access can be difficult. This study aims to describe people who use mobility aids to access public transport and the role of public transport access in influencing mobility aid choice. Sixty-seven mobility aid users participated in telephone surveys which predominantly used a structured quantitative format. Data were analysed descriptively and any additional comments were simply categorized. Thirty-six participants were female (54%), with a total s le mean age of 58.15 years (SD = 14.46). Seventy-two percent lived in metropolitan areas, 48% lived alone, and the s le experienced a variety of conditions including spinal cord injury (37%) and arthritis (18%). Sixty-four percent of all respondents used two or more mobility aids including powered wheelchairs, scooters and walking frames. The most important features when choosing a mobility aid were reliability, turning ability and size. Fifty-two percent of all respondents strongly agreed that public transport is generally accessible. While work continues to ensure that public transport vehicles and stations are fully accessible, mobility aid users must manage current infrastructure and access a system which has been shown through this research to have many limitations. Mobility aid users, vendors and health professionals need to work together to identify mobility aids that fulfil needs, and are reliable and safe, so that mobility aid users are both "visible and seen" when accessing the public transport network. Implications for rehabilitation Some mobility aid users experience difficulties accessing and using public transport and further research is required to ensure the whole public transport network is fully accessible to people using mobility aids. Many people have more than one seated mobility aid, suggesting people can choose different aids for different purposes and environments. Health professionals may need to increase their involvement in assisting in iduals to select and use mobility aids.
Are you fit to continue? Approaching rail systems thinking at the cusp of safety and the apex of performance
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2015
STAMP goes EAST: Integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Powered mobility aid access on public transport: A validation study of compliance with disability standards
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Varieties of (Un)sportsmanlike Conduct in the FPS Esports Genre: A Taxonomic Classification of ‘ Esportsmanship ’
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-12-2020
Safety for Industry, Threat for Drivers? Insights into the Current Utility of Heath Assessments for Rail
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 05-08-2018
Going solo: Hierarchical task analysis of the second driver in “two-up” (multi-person) freight rail operations
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.APERGO.2018.01.002
Abstract: While many countries have dual-driver ("two-up") modes in freight rail, driver shortage creates increasing pressure to move to single-driver operations. While this change has implications for workload and safety, the roles of the primary and second drivers have not been systematically mapped. This mapping is the focus of this paper, which presents a hierarchical task analysis (HTA) from a multi-methods study (n = 40). Results indicated that transitioning from two-up to single driver operations will result in substantial changes in physical and cognitive workload for the remaining driver. These changes go much further than the simple loss of a crew-mate to double-check or verify actions and cues. This HTA can form the basis of an evidence-based safety case for the change from two-up to single-driver operations, as well as a platform for considering mechanisms to maintain safety and productivity for the now solo train driver.
Signs of respect: embodying the train driver–signal relationship to avoid rail disasters
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-12-2016
Key considerations for automated enforcement of non-compliance with road rules at railway level crossings: The Laverton case in Victoria, Australia
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
It Comes With the Job
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Date: 03-2017
Complexity on the rails: A systems-based approach to understanding safety management in rail transport
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2019
Recovering Time or Chasing Rainbows? Exploring Time Perception, Conceptualization of Time Recovery, and Time Pressure Mitigation in Train Driving
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-02-2015
Ghost trains: Australian rail in the early stages of the global COVID‐19 pandemic
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 13-02-2021
DOI: 10.1002/HFM.20886
Abstract: The rail industry, as with all sectors worldwide, has faced disruptions due to the global COVID‐19 pandemic. This commentary considers how rail organizations in Australia have engaged within the early stages of the crisis, outlining the challenges faced and how they were addressed. Relying on our observations, and anecdotes obtained from others across the Australian rail industry, we identified a range of impacts including determining service delivery levels (and the associated running of “ghost trains”), implementing hygiene measures and social distancing, managing training and medical assessments, and changes in the behavior of passengers and members of the public (including aggression toward staff and increased instances of trespass). Within rail organizations, we saw changes to communication and control structures, new challenges related to balancing priorities (managing risk of rail accidents vs. virus transmission risk), and negative impacts on job design offset by increased informal support for frontline workers. Importantly, from the crisis, we gained new insights about culture. Finally, we provide recommendations regarding how the Human Factors and Ergonomics discipline can support safe and effective rail operations in the context of both widespread crises such as pandemics as well as the less dramatic, but ever present, shifts in the physical, social, economic, and political environments in which rail organizations operate.
Exploring the Structure and Content of Pro Formas for Signal Passed at Danger Incidents in Australia and New Zealand
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2021
Crack a smile: the causes and consequences of emotional labour dysregulation in Australian reef tourism
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-06-2020
Driving when distracted and sleepy: The effect of phone and passenger conversations on driving performance
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-06-2018
DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1466799
Abstract: This study investigates the effect of passenger and phone conversations on sleep-restricted driving. Six volunteers (50% male, mean age 24.8 ± 4.3 years) had their sleep restricted to 4 h in bed followed by a 20-min simulated drive on three separate occasions. Each drive included either a passenger conversation, a mobile phone conversation or a quiet passenger. The effect size of a phone conversation on lane deviation was large while passenger conversation was small. The main effect of conversation on lane deviation was non-significant (F(2,10) = 2.57, p = 0.126). Combining sleep-restricted driving with conversations warrants further investigation.
A systematic review of public transport accessibility for people using mobility devices
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-12-2021
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1697382
Abstract: Being able to access public transport is vital for mobility device users as this is an affordable way of maintaining community connections and participating in activities that promote quality of life. This systematic review investigated literature on public transport access for people using mobility devices, excluding transit restraint and securement literature. A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature in English from 1995 to 2019, with critical appraisal and narrative synthesis. Twenty-six articles were identified, including 14 studies investigating user experiences, seven examining bus formats and floor layouts, and five focusing on bus r incidents and optimal design. Studies were generally observational and descriptive, with 12 including analysis of video data. This is the first systematic review of literature related to the accessibility of public transport for people using mobility devices. Topics such as r access have been relatively well-researched, as have the experiences of users. However, many gaps remain and there is a need for research to address the barriers identified through user experiences, discern the best access to stations and stops, as well as floor formats for people to ingress, manoeuvre and egress from a variety of transport modes, and promote universal design principles in the transport sector. Rehabilitation professionals can use the findings of this review to advocate for, and support people using mobility devices to successfully negotiate public transport.Implications for RehabilitationAccessible public transport is vital to enable people using mobility devices to remain connected in their communities.Despite increased international awareness and adoption of accessibility features by the public transport sector to improve getting to a stop, ingress, manoeuvrability within and egress from conveyances, access for people using wheeled mobility devices cannot be assumed.When prescribing new wheeled mobility devices with clients, rehabilitation professionals and users need to consider public transport access and the suitability of different devices for this purpose.Rehabilitation professionals can undertake skills training with people using wheeled mobility devices to test out access prior to independent travel on public transport and develop strategies to overcome any barriers.
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