Motor versus cognitive dual-task effects on obstacle negotiation in older adults...including commentary by Siu KC
Aim: The primary aim of this study was to compare the effects of motor and cognitive dual-tasks on obstacle negotiation in older adults. Methods: Seventeen community-dwelling older adults (76.7 years, SD 5.6) were timed to perform an obstacle negotiation task under single-task and three dual-task co...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 200 - 208 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | commentary research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Apr2012
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104452813&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104452813 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17411645 QTM jtl: International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation issn: 17411645 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2012 vid: 19 iid: 4 pid: 11383 pub: Mark Allen Holdings Limited artinfo: ui: 104452813 104452813 2011564301 104452813 ppf: 200 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Motor versus cognitive dual-task effects on obstacle negotiation in older adults...including commentary by Siu KC aug: au: Plummer-D¿Amato, Prudence Shea, Gillian Dowd, Colleen affil: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA sug: subj: Psychomotor Performance In Old Age Attention Gait Cognition Physical Mobility Balance, Postural Aging Clinical Assessment Tools Psychological Tests Scales Prospective Studies One-Way Analysis of Variance Repeated Measures Paired T-Tests Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Two-Tailed Test Data Analysis Software P-Value Aged Aged, 80 and Over Female Male Human Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Female Male ab: Aim: The primary aim of this study was to compare the effects of motor and cognitive dual-tasks on obstacle negotiation in older adults. Methods: Seventeen community-dwelling older adults (76.7 years, SD 5.6) were timed to perform an obstacle negotiation task under single-task and three dual-task conditions (coin transfer, spontaneous speech, alphabet recitation). Findings: Participants made few obstacle contacts, but slowed significantly during the coin transfer task compared to all other conditions. Participants who appeared to prioritize the coin transfer task during obstacle negotiation had higher ratings of balance confidence, suggesting that older adults with greater balance confidence may be more likely to shift attention away from gait when performing an upper extremity motor task during walking. Conclusions: A simultaneous upper extremity motor task had a greater effect than spontaneous speech or alphabet recitation on timed obstacle negotiation in healthy older adults. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: commentary research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|