Is Dual-Task Training Clinically Beneficial to Improve Balance and Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with a History of Falls?open access
- Authors
- Park, Jin-Hyuck
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- dual-task training; balance; executive function; cognitive training; falls
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.19, no.16, pp 1 - 8
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 16
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 8
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/21369
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph191610198
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
1660-4601
- Abstract
- 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; eta(2) = 0.332), the TUG (p < 0.001; eta(2) = 0.375), and the TMT-B (p < 0.001; eta(2) = 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.
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