Motor Cognitive Dual-Task Testing to Predict Future Falls in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.

Background: Mobility and cognitive impairments are often associated with increased fall risk among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, evidence on the concurrent assessment of gait or balance and cognitive tasks (dual-task) to predict falls appears to be inconsistent. Objective: To summa...

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Published in:Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair Vol. 36; no. 12; pp. 757 - 770
Main Authors: Abou, Libak, Peters, Joseph, Fritz, Nora E., Sosnoff, Jacob J., Kratz, Anna L.
Format: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Dec2022
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          Abou, Libak
          Peters, Joseph
          Fritz, Nora E.
          Sosnoff, Jacob J.
          Kratz, Anna L.
        affil: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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          Cognition Evaluation
          Multiple Sclerosis
          Accidental Falls
          Gait
          Balance, Postural
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Exercise Test Methods
          Human
          Systematic Review
          PubMed
          Embase
          CINAHL Database
          SportDiscus
          Psycinfo
          Accidental Falls Risk Factors
          Psychomotor Performance
          Risk Assessment
          Quality Assessment
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Descriptive Statistics
      ab: Background: Mobility and cognitive impairments are often associated with increased fall risk among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, evidence on the concurrent assessment of gait or balance and cognitive tasks (dual-task) to predict falls appears to be inconsistent. Objective: To summarize the ability of gait or balance dual-task testing to predict future falls among PwMS. Methods: Seven databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, CINHAL, SPORTDiscuss, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to May 2022. Two independent reviewers identified studies that performed a dual-task testing among adults with multiple sclerosis and monitored falls prospectively for at least 3 months. Both reviewers also evaluated the quality assessment of the included studies. Results: Eight studies with 484 participants were included in the review. Most studies (75%) indicated that dual-task testing and dual-task cost did not discriminate prospective fallers (⩾1 fall) and non-fallers (0 fall) and were not found as predictors of future falls. However, dual-task cost of walking velocity (OR = 1.23, 95% CI 0.98-4.45, P =.05) and dual-task of correct response rate of serial 7 subtraction (OR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.04-3.74, P =.02) were significantly associated with increased risk of recurrent falls (≥2 falls). Pattern of cognitive-motor interference was also associated with an increased risk of falling. All studies presented with strong quality. Conclusion: The scarce evidence indicates that dual-task testing is not able to predict future falls among PwMS. Further research with more complex motor and cognitive tasks and longer-term fall monitoring is required before dual-task testing can be recommended as a predictor of future falls in this population.
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