Open AccessDual-Task Gait Performance Among Community-Dwelling Senior Women: The Role of Balance Confidence and Executive Functions
Author(s) -
Teresa LiuAmbrose,
Lindsay A Katarynych,
Maureen C. Ashe,
Lindsay S. Nagamatsu,
Chun Liang Hsu
Publication year - 2009
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/glp063
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , dual (grammatical number) , gait , task (project management) , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , executive functions , cognition , medicine , management , economics , art , literature , neuroscience
Exploring factors that contribute to dual-task gait performance among seniors is of particular interest in falls prevention because dual-task-related gait changes are associated with increased falls risk. It is unclear currently which specific executive processes are most relevant to dual-task gait performance and whether "balance confidence" is independently associated with dual-task gait performance.
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