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- Title
The role of gender in the association between personality and task priority in older adults' dual-tasking while walking.
- Authors
Agmon, Maayan; Armon, Galit; Denesh, Shani; Doumas, Mihalis
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Falls are a major problem for older adults. Many falls occur when a person's attention is divided between two tasks, such as a dual task (DT) involving walking. Most recently, the role of personality in walking performance was addressed; however, its association with DT performance remains to be determined.<bold>Methods: </bold>This cross-sectional study of 73 older, community-dwelling adults explores the association between personality and DT walking and the role of gender in this relationship. Personality was evaluated using the five-factor model. Single-task (ST) and DT assessment of walking-cognitive DT performance comprised a 1-min walking task and an arithmetic task performed separately (ST) and concurrently (DT). Dual-task costs (DTCs), reflecting the proportional difference between ST and DT performance, were also calculated.<bold>Results: </bold>Gender plays a role in the relationship between personality and DT. Extraversion was negatively associated with DTC-motor for men (ΔR2 = 0.06, p < 0.05). Conscientiousness was positively associated with DTC-cognition for women (ΔR2 = 0.08, p < 0.01).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>These findings may lead to effective personality-based early detection and intervention for fall prevention.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; WALKING; ACUTE diseases; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of walking; SAFETY; COGNITION; ACCIDENTAL falls; PERSONALITY assessment; PREVENTIVE health services; SEX distribution; INDEPENDENT living; CROSS-sectional method; EARLY medical intervention; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
BMC Geriatrics, 2018, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1471-2318
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12877-017-0691-1