Is the Gaze Behavior During Stair Walking Affected by Pregnancy?

GIMUNOVÁ, Marta, Martin ZVONAŘ, Zdenko REGULI, Pavel VENTRUBA, Pavel RUŽBARSKÝ, Igor DUVAČ, Peter ŠAGAT and Gheorghe BALINT. Is the Gaze Behavior During Stair Walking Affected by Pregnancy? BRAIN. BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE. Bacou, Romania, 2018, vol. 9, No 2, p. 71-76. ISSN 2067-3957.

Basic information

• Original name: Is the Gaze Behavior During Stair Walking Affected by Pregnancy?
• Authors: GIMUNOVÁ, Marta (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Zdenko REGULI (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Pavel VENTRUBA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel RUŽBARSKÝ (703 Slovakia), Igor DUVAČ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Peter ŠAGAT (703 Slovakia) and Gheorghe BALINT (642 Romania).
• Edition: BRAIN. BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE, Bacou, Romania, 2018, 2067-3957.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30306 Sport and fitness sciences
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/18:00102935
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• UT WoS: 000435398100006
• Keywords in English: eye tracking; pregnancy; stair ascending; stair descending
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

During stair walking, there is an increased risk of falling among pregnant women. A substantial contribution for the foot placement and balance control during stair walking is provided by vision. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are any pregnancy-related changes in gaze behavior during the stair ascending and stair descending. Six women participated in this study during their pregnancy, at the 14, 27, 31and 38 gestational weeks. Each data collection consisted of descending and ascending a 22-treads staircase, one tread at a time. To monitor the gaze location, a SensoMotoric Instruments eye-tracking glasses system (SMI, Inc.) was used. To compare the differences in the stair descent and stair ascent between the first, second, third and fourth data collection sessions effect size obtained by Cohen’s d was used. Results of the gaze vector analysis revealed the turn of the gaze toward the handrail placement (gaze vector x) and toward the stair treads (gaze vector y), suggesting a wider awareness of the safety facility and a stronger need of the foot placement control during advanced phases of pregnancy.

Links

• ROZV/24/FSpS/01/2016, interní kód MU: Name: Biomechanická analýza pohybové činnosti specifických skupin populace

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR