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Using a dual‐task paradigm to investigate motor and cognitive performance in children with intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Kachouri Hiba,
Laatar Rabeb,
Borji Rihab,
Rebai Haithem,
Sahli Sonia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12655
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , task (project management) , psychology , cognition , physical medicine and rehabilitation , affect (linguistics) , gross motor skill , developmental psychology , intellectual ability , borderline intellectual functioning , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , motor skill , cognitive psychology , medicine , psychiatry , communication , management , economics
Background The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of dual‐task (DT) constraints on walking performance in children with intellectual disability (ID). Methods Fifteen children with intellectual disability and fifteen age‐matched typically developed children were asked to walk at a preferred speed: along a path (baseline condition), while carrying a glass of water and while quoting animal names. Results The present study findings showed that DTs affect walking performance of both typically developed children and those with intellectual disability. In children with intellectual disability, DT walking decrements were significantly higher when performing a concurrent motor task than cognitive one. Conclusions DT constraints with a secondary motor or cognitive tasks seemed challenging for children with intellectual disability suggesting that future treatments or assessments should consider using DT constraints to manipulate the difficulty of tasks.