The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls | Zendy

A. ShumwayCook | Zendy; Marjorie Woollacott | Zendy; Kimberly A. Kerns | Zendy; Mark A. Baldwin | Zendy

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The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls

Author(s) -

A. ShumwayCook,

Marjorie Woollacott,

Kimberly A. Kerns,

Mark A. Baldwin

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/52a.4.m232

Subject(s) - cognition , center of pressure (fluid mechanics) , psychology , balance (ability) , task (project management) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , elementary cognitive task , young adult , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , force platform , perception , poison control , falls in older adults , audiology , injury prevention , developmental psychology , medicine , medical emergency , management , neuroscience , engineering , economics , aerodynamics , aerospace engineering

This study used a dual task design to investigate the effects of two different types of cognitive tasks on stability (as measured by center of pressure displacement) in young vs older adults with and without a history of falls.

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