TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Tactical vests worn by law enforcement: is this improving stability for optimal job performance?
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Shim, Andrew
A1  - Shannon, David
A1  - Waller, Mike
A1  - Townsend, Robert
A1  - Obembe, Adebimpe
A1  - Ross, Monica
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to determine if equipped tactical vests would improve postural stability of law enforcement officers (LEOs) vs duty belt or without either condition. <br><br>METHODS: Volunteers were police officers (n= 25, 22 males, 3 females; age, 42.4 ± 3.2 years; weight, 101.65 ± 19.4 kg; height, 178.92 ± 8.2 cm). The Institutional Review Board approved the investigation. A Bertec Posturography Plate determined four Center of Pressure (CoP) scores - eyes open stable surface (EOSS), eyes closed stable surface (ECSS), eyes open perturbed surface (EOPS), eyes closed perturbed surface (ECPS); and four Limit of Stability (LoS) scores - frontal plane (LoSF), posterior plane (LoSP), left sagittal plane (LoSL), right sagittal plane (LoSR). <br><br>RESULTS: A repeated measures MANOVA demonstrate no statistical difference within subject groups CoP scores EOSS (p = 0.723), ECSS (p = 0.252), EOPS (p = 0.079), and ECPS (p = 0.137). Comparing between groups, the tactical vest demonstrated significance over the other CoP group conditions with ECPS (p = 0.001). The duty belt group showed significance with ECSS (p = 0.001). LoS variables indicated no significant results between groups. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Tactical vests demonstrated improvements in ECPS scores (p = 0.001) compared to either group.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.2024993
ID  - ref1
ER  -