Mobility and dual task in healthy and neurological impaired older adults: cross-sectional study / Mobilidade e dupla tarefa em idosos saudáveis e com comprometimento neurológico: estudo transversal

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Wildja de Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Érika Giovana Carvalho da, Silva, Neildja Maria da, Carvalho, Juliana Macedo Campelo de, Carvalho, Adriano Araújo de, Neta, Albaniza Coringa da Silva, Santos, Dayane Nascimento dos, Melo, Débora Maria Clementino, Davi, Gisele Kariny de Souza, Lima, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• DOI: 10.34117/bjdv6n6-643
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/12383
• topic: Aging; Parkinson's disease; Cognitive dysfunction.

Purpose: compare the association between performance during the execution of dual tasks with cognitive function, mobility and clinical aspects and to present a proposal for a dual task evaluation on postural control in elderly participants. Materials and methods: Study cross-sectional. The participants were allocated into groups: healthy elderly group, individuals in the mild cognitive impairment group and individuals with Parkinson's disease. Motor evaluation was performed through the Foot Eight Walking and Timed Up and Go tests. Results: The Mild Cognitive Impairment Group presented a greater increase in time during the cognitive and motor tasks in Foot Eight Walking. For the cognitive Timed Up and Go, the Mild Cognitive Impairment Group presented longer times than the other groups, whereas the motor and simple Timed Up and Go required a longer time by the Parkinson's Disease Group. Conclusions: The nonrectilinear lane mobility test was useful as an evaluation method for the elderly participants and the strong correlation with already established mobility instruments is also highlighted.