Car safety belts: a study of two models adapted for people with arthritis.
People with arthritis find car seat belts difficult to use. Sixteen arthritic patients and 19 healthy volunteers completed a comparative study of one standard inertia-reel belt and two adapted inertia-reel belts with reduced retraction forces. Those with arthritis were strong enough to use the standard belt but both adapted belts had features making them easier to use.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011312:Pressure; D012622:Seat Belts