How Effective Are Bathtub Grab Bars for Stopping a Fall When You Lose Your Balance?

Authors Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Published 1st September 2007
Audience Industry

The general objectives of this study by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation were to:
a) examine how individuals who had lost their balance used four
different bathtub grab bar configurations;
b) investigate the effectiveness of these grab bar configurations in
preventing falls; and
c) identify barriers to the acceptance and use of grab bars.