Susan Hunter|Alison Divine|Courtney Frengopoulos|Manuel Montero?Odasso
A framework for secondary cognitive and motor tasks in dual-task gait testing in people with mild cognitive impairment
Western University|Western University|Western University|Western University
cognition key factor regulation normal walking dualtask gait assessment accepted method evaluate relationship objective study create framework task complexity concurrent motor cognitive tasks gait people mild cognitive impairment mcicommunitydwelling people mci n 41 mean age 7620 765 years cognitively normal controls n 41 mean age 7210 380 years participated study gait velocity collected using instrumented walkway one single task six combined tasks motor cognitive activities cognitive cost difference single gait task concurrent motor cognitive challenges repeated twoway measure anova assessed effect cognitive group walking test condition gait task testgait velocity significantly slower mci group tasks groups concurrent motor task carrying glass water conferred challenge different cognitive task counting backwards ones performance complex cognitive task serial seven subtractions reduced gait velocity groups produced greater change mci group 318not concurrent tasks challenge cognitionmotor interaction equivalently study created framework task difficulty allows translation dualtask test conditions future research clinical practice ensure accuracy assessing patient deficits risk