Is Dual-Task Training Clinically Beneficial to Improve Balance and Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with a History of Falls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15504811 |
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| Authors | Jin‐Hyuck Park (0000-0002-0222-8901, Soonchunhyang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 10198-10198 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191610198 |
| PMID | 36011833 |
| OpenAlex | W4292265131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Purpose: To date, the effects of dual-task training on balance underlying cognitive function remain unclear. Therefore, this study was to verify the effects of cognitive−physical dual-task training on balance and executive function in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls. Method: Fifty-eight participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group (EG) receiving cognitive−physical dual-task training (n = 29) or to the control group (CG) receiving functional balance training (n = 29). After 12 sessions for 6 weeks, the One Leg Standing Test (OLST), the Timed UP and Go (TUG), and part B of the Trail-Making Test (TMT-B) were implemented to examine static and dynamic balance and executive function. Results: After the 12 sessions, the EG showed a greater improvement in the OLST (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.332), the TUG (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.375), and the TMT-B (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.224) compared to the CG. Conclusion: These results indicate that dual-task training is clinically beneficial to improving static and dynamic balance as well as executive function in older adults with a history of falls. These findings shed new light on a clinical implication that executive function should be considered in balance training for older adults
Balance (ability · Balance test · Balance training · Cognition · Cognitive impairment · Cognitive Training · Dynamic balance · Executive functions · Falls in older adults · Injury prevention · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Poison control · Psychiatry · Task (project management · Test (biology · Timed Up and Go test · Trail Making Test · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Medicine · Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
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