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Table 6 Summary of findings on how environmental hazards are assessed in stairs/steps

From: A need to improve the assessment of environmental hazards for falls on stairs and in bathrooms: results of a scoping review

Characteristics of items assessed on checklists

n (%)

Indoor stairs/steps (n = 33 checklists)

  > 50% of items are subjective

23 (70%)

  > 50% of items are non-structural hazards

3 (9%)

 Assessed handrails absence or features (structural hazard)

30 (91%)

Outdoor stairs/steps (n = 23 checklists)

  > 50% of items are subjective

13 (57%)

  > 50% of items are non-structural hazards

3 (13%)

 Assessed handrails absence or features (structural hazard)

15 (65%)