Trial reportAging clinical and experimental research2020
Individual and combined effects of a cognitive task, light finger touch, and vision on standing balance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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- Effects of Visual Input on Postural Stability and Compensatory Strategies in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Influence of Dual-Task Activities on Prefrontal Activation and Gait Variables in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment during Straight and Curved Walking.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Difference in postural stability between STarT Back Tool subgroups of patients with low back pain under conditions of sensory deprivation and cognitive load.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Article
- Effects of creative expression program on the event-related potential and task reaction time of elderly with mild cognitive impairment.International journal of nursing sciences · 2021Article
- Specific Posture-Stabilising Effects of Vision and Touch Are Revealed by Distinct Changes of Body Oscillation Frequencies.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Postural Control Dysfunction and Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.Brain sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundPostural instability and balance dysfunction have been identified in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Performing a secondary task while standing can additionally jeopardize their balance.
aimsThe purpose of the exploratory study was to investigate the individual and combined effects of a cognitive task, light finger touch and vision on postural sway in older adults with MCI as compared to healthy older adults.
methodsFive individuals with MCI and ten age-matched control subjects stood on the force platform with and without the performance of a cognitive task (counting backward from a randomly chosen three-digit number), with and without light finger touch contact applied to an external stable structure, and with eyes open or closed. The center of pressure (COP) excursion, range, velocity in antero-posterior and medial-lateral directions and sway area were calculated.
resultsParticipants demonstrated significantly larger postural sway when vision was not available (p < 0.05), smaller postural sway when using a finger touch contact (p < 0.05) and increased postural sway during the performance of the cognitive task (p < 0.05). When finger touch and a cognitive task were performed simultaneously, body sway decreased as compared to just standing in healthy older adults but not in individuals with MCI (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThe results help to better understand the individual and combined effects of vision, light touch and a cognitive task in postural control of individuals with MCI. The study outcome also provides a basis for future studies of balance control in patients with cognitive impairments.
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