Open AccessChanges in Dual-task Voice Reaction Time Among Elders Who Use Assistive Devices
Author(s) -
Robert Wellmon,
Kristen Pezzillo,
Gilad Eichhorn,
Wendy Lockhart,
Jennifer Morris
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/00139143-200608000-00006
Subject(s) - assistive device , task (project management) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , age groups , analysis of variance , significant difference , audiology , physical therapy , medicine , psychology , demography , engineering , systems engineering , sociology
Assistive devices are prescribed for a variety of reasons and have the obvious benefit of enhancing gait performance for some individuals. However, the use of an assistive device may make walking a more complex and cognitively challenging task. The purpose of this study was to use a dual-task voice reaction time (VRT) paradigm to examine the attentional demands of walking with an assistive device in a group of elderly adults.