Open AccessWater Immersion Affects Episodic Memory and Postural Control in Healthy Older Adults
Author(s) -
Eadric Bressel,
Talin Louder,
Adam C. Raikes,
Sushma Alphonsa,
Anastasia Kyvelidou
Publication year - 2019
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/jpt.0000000000000192
Subject(s) - sample entropy , vigilance (psychology) , audiology , center of pressure (fluid mechanics) , cognition , active listening , wilcoxon signed rank test , psychology , poison control , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , cognitive psychology , communication , engineering , pedagogy , aerodynamics , neuroscience , pattern recognition (psychology) , curriculum , aerospace engineering , environmental health
Previous research has reported that younger adults make fewer cognitive errors on an auditory vigilance task while in chest-deep water compared with on land. The purpose of this study was to extend this previous work to include older adults and to examine the effect of environment (water vs land) on linear and nonlinear measures of postural control under single- and dual-task conditions.