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- Title
Dynamic Stability of Older Adults Under Dual Task Paradigm During Stair Descent.
- Authors
Cui Zhang; Qipeng Song; Wei Sun; Yu Liu; Zhang, Cui; Song, Qipeng; Sun, Wei; Liu, Yu
- Abstract
Daily stair activities have become increasingly challenging for older adults with deterioration in physical and cognitive capabilities. However, the dynamic stability of older adults during stair descent under a concurrent dual-task condition remains undetermined. The gait and dynamic stability variables of 40 healthy older adults were measured under single- and dual-task conditions during stair descent. The step length, step width, and single support time did not significantly increase (p > .05) under the dual-task condition during stair descent. The medial-lateral center of mass velocity significantly increased (p < .003), whereas the medial-lateral margin of dynamic stability value significantly decreased (p < .006) at the landing and initial single support under the dual-task condition during stair descent. The self-regulatory ability of healthy older adults under the dual-task condition during stair descent was underestimated. Dual tasking displayed a positive impact on the anterior-posterior dynamic stability of healthy older adults.
- Subjects
OLDER people; STAIRS; CENTER of mass; DYNAMIC stability; TASKS
- Publication
Motor Control, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
1087-1640
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1123/mc.2018-0113