COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS
Objective: This study investigated the cognitive and motor dual-task performance and falls in middle-aged and elderly adults. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study included 84 adults, separated into two age groups of middle-aged adults (50-64 years) and elderly adults (65 years and older)...
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| author | Senem Demirdel Gözde Tekin Derya Çağlar Buse Kılınç Büşra Nur Fındık Betül Erbay |
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| description | Objective: This study investigated the cognitive and motor dual-task performance and falls in middle-aged and elderly adults. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study included 84 adults, separated into two age groups of middle-aged adults (50-64 years) and elderly adults (65 years and older). The descriptive characteristics of the participants and the fall rate in the last year were recorded. The timed up-and-go test, four square step test and one leg step test performances were evaluated under single task, cognitive dual task (verbal fluency) and motor dual task (tray-carrying) conditions. Results: The fall rate was 16.7% in middle-aged adults and 33.3% in elderly adults. The performance of elderly adults in the timed up-and-go test, four square step test and one leg stance test was lower than those of middle-aged adults under single task, cognitive dual task and motor dual task conditions (p<0.05). Performance was lower under cognitive dual task conditions for all tests in middle-aged and elderly adults (p<0.05). The timed up and go test and four square step test performances of non-faller elderly adults were better than those who fell (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that single-task and dual-task balance performance in older adults is lower than in middle-aged adults, and lower in elderly adults who have a history of falls than in non-fallers. Efforts such as dual-task balance training to improve dual-task performance from middle age may be beneficial in reducing the risk of falls. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb9d65bf4ac44ddfa44ee0619638c06b2025-08-20T02:14:06ZengIstanbul University PressSabiad2651-40602023-10-016329530110.26650/JARHS2023-1268235123456COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTSSenem Demirdel0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-8859Gözde Tekin1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-111XDerya Çağlar2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-3212Buse Kılınç3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-0965Büşra Nur Fındık4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1811-3164Betül Erbay5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7130-0129Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeMuş Alparslan Üniversitesi, Mus, TurkiyeRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Rize, TurkiyeSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeNevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi, Nevsehir, TurkiyeBartın Üniversitesi, Bartin, TurkiyeObjective: This study investigated the cognitive and motor dual-task performance and falls in middle-aged and elderly adults. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study included 84 adults, separated into two age groups of middle-aged adults (50-64 years) and elderly adults (65 years and older). The descriptive characteristics of the participants and the fall rate in the last year were recorded. The timed up-and-go test, four square step test and one leg step test performances were evaluated under single task, cognitive dual task (verbal fluency) and motor dual task (tray-carrying) conditions. Results: The fall rate was 16.7% in middle-aged adults and 33.3% in elderly adults. The performance of elderly adults in the timed up-and-go test, four square step test and one leg stance test was lower than those of middle-aged adults under single task, cognitive dual task and motor dual task conditions (p<0.05). Performance was lower under cognitive dual task conditions for all tests in middle-aged and elderly adults (p<0.05). The timed up and go test and four square step test performances of non-faller elderly adults were better than those who fell (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that single-task and dual-task balance performance in older adults is lower than in middle-aged adults, and lower in elderly adults who have a history of falls than in non-fallers. Efforts such as dual-task balance training to improve dual-task performance from middle age may be beneficial in reducing the risk of falls.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/651F7485B2694E81984ED59E9EB67DF3agingdual taskbalancefall |
| spellingShingle | Senem Demirdel Gözde Tekin Derya Çağlar Buse Kılınç Büşra Nur Fındık Betül Erbay COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS Sabiad aging dual task balance fall |
| title | COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS |
| title_full | COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS |
| title_fullStr | COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS |
| title_short | COGNITIVE VERSUS MOTOR DUAL TASK BALANCE PERFORMANCE AND FALLS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY ADULTS |
| title_sort | cognitive versus motor dual task balance performance and falls in middle aged and elderly adults |
| topic | aging dual task balance fall |
| url | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/651F7485B2694E81984ED59E9EB67DF3 |
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