Article ; Online: Effectiveness of bicycle helmets and injury prevention: a systematic review of meta-analyses.
2023 Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 8540
Abstract: To mitigate the risk of injuries, many countries recommend bicycle helmets. The current paper seeks to examine the effectiveness of bicycle helmets by performing a systematic review focusing on meta-analyses. First, the current paper explores the ... ...
| Abstract | To mitigate the risk of injuries, many countries recommend bicycle helmets. The current paper seeks to examine the effectiveness of bicycle helmets by performing a systematic review focusing on meta-analyses. First, the current paper explores the findings of studies that employ meta-analyses using bicycle crash data. Second, the results are discussed considering the findings from research analyzing bicycle helmet effectiveness in a laboratory using simulation, and then are complemented with key methodological papers that address cycling and the overall factors contributing to the injury severity. The examined literature confirms that wearing a helmet while cycling is beneficial, regardless of age, crash severity, or crash type. The relative benefit is found to be higher in high-risk situations and when cycling on shared roads and particularly preventing severe head injuries. The results from the studies performed in laboratories also suggest that the shape and size of the head itself play a role in the protective effects of helmets. However, concerns regarding the equitability of the test conditions were found as all reviewed studies used a fifty-percentile male head and body forms. Lastly, the paper discusses the literature findings in a broader societal context. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Male ; Humans ; Head Protective Devices ; Bicycling ; Craniocerebral Trauma/prevention & control ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Laboratories |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-05-26 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Systematic Review ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2615211-3 |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322 |
| ISSN (online) | 2045-2322 |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-023-35728-x |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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