Effects of Cognitive Task Type and Complexity on Dual-Task Interference During Level-Ground Walking and Obstacle Negotiation in Individuals with Stroke.

Background: Compromised dual-task walking ability reduces functional independence in community-dwelling individuals after stroke. Objective. To examine the influence of mobility task and cognitive task type and complexity, and their interaction on dual-task level-ground walking and obstacle-crossing...

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Publicado en:Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 624 - 639
Autores principales: Tsang, Charlotte Sau Lan, Ouyang, Huixi, Miller, Tiev, Pang, Marco Yiu Chung
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Aug2025
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        atl: Effects of Cognitive Task Type and Complexity on Dual-Task Interference During Level-Ground Walking and Obstacle Negotiation in Individuals with Stroke.
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          Tsang, Charlotte Sau Lan
          Ouyang, Huixi
          Miller, Tiev
          Pang, Marco Yiu Chung
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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          Cognition
          Walking Physiology
          Stroke Complications
          Executive Function
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Psychomotor Performance
          Stroke Psychosocial Factors
          Community Living
          Attention
          Human
          Stroke Patients
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          Middle Age
          Aged
          Disease Duration
          Nonexperimental Studies
          Repeated Measures
          Descriptive Statistics
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
      ab: Background: Compromised dual-task walking ability reduces functional independence in community-dwelling individuals after stroke. Objective. To examine the influence of mobility task and cognitive task type and complexity, and their interaction on dual-task level-ground walking and obstacle-crossing after stroke. Methods: Ninety-three individuals with chronic stroke (mean [SD] age = 62.4 [6.7] years, stroke duration = 67.7 [53.5] months) participated in this observational study with repeated measures. For each dual-task testing condition, a mobility task (level-ground walking or obstacle-crossing) was performed concurrently with 1 of 5 cognitive tasks (serial-subtractions, category naming, clock test, auditory discrimination, and shopping-list recall). Each cognitive task involved low and high complexity levels, yielding 20 dual-task conditions in total. Dual-task effect (DTE = [single-task − dual-task]× 100 /single-task) on walking distance (mobility-DTE) and number of correct responses (cognitive-DTE) were calculated for each dual-task condition. Results: Medium to large interaction effects were observed between cognitive task type and complexity on cognitive (F = 12.0-15.8, P <.001, ηp2 = 0.12-0.15) and mobility performance (F = 3.2-5.5, P <.05, ηp2 = 0.03-0.06) during dual-task level-ground walking and obstacle-crossing. Among the cognitive tasks, serial-subtraction had the greatest interference effect on both cognitive (Mean DTE = −9.2 to −21.5%) and mobility performance (Mean DTE = −18.7 to −19.1%). Overall, "mobility interference" (decrement in walking distance without a decrement in cognitive performance) was the most common dual-task effect pattern observed. Conclusion: The type and complexity level of the mobility and cognitive tasks interact to influence the degree and pattern of dual-task effects, with the serial-subtraction task inducing the greatest effect. Standardized assessments involving distinct cognitive domains are necessary for profiling dual-task interference during walking among individuals with chronic stroke.
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