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ArticleArchives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2021

Normative Data for a Tablet-Based Dual-Task Assessment in Healthy Older Adults.

Maxime Lussier, Kathia Saillant, Tudor Vrinceanu, Carol Hudon, Louis Bherer

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Article in Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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  6. A Comparison of the Effect of Physical Activity and Cognitive Training on Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022
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  7. Differential Transfer Effects Across Tasks in Younger and Older Adults Following Executive Function Training.Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice · 2026
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5 authors.

Maxime LussierDepartment of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal H3C 3J7, Canada.
Kathia SaillantCentre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal H3W 1W5, Canada.
Tudor VrinceanuCentre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal H3W 1W5, Canada.
Carol HudonSchool of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada.
Louis BhererDepartment of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal H3C 3J7, Canada.

Funding

Canada research Chair programCIHRFonds de recherche du Québec-Nature et technologiesFonds de recherche du Québec-SantéNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study is to provide normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive deficits.

methodIn total, 264 participants aged between 60 and 90 years, French and English-speaking, were asked to perform two discrimination tasks, alone and concurrently. The participants had to answer as fast as possible to one or two images appearing in the center of the tablet by pressing to the corresponding buttons. Normative data are provided for reaction time (RT), coefficient of variation, and accuracy. Analyses of variance were performed by trial types (single-pure, single-mixed, dual-mixed), and linear regressions assessed the relationship between performance and sociodemographic characteristics.

resultsThe participants were highly educated and a large proportion of them were women (73.9%). The accuracy on the task was very high across all blocks. RT data revealed both a task-set cost and a dual-task cost between the blocks. Age was associated with slower RT and with higher coefficient of variability. Men were significantly slower on dual-mixed trials, but their coefficient of variability was lower on single-pure trials. Education was not associated with performance.

conclusionsThis study provides normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive impairment, which was lacking. All participants completed the task with good accuracy in less than 15 minutes and thus, the task is transferable to clinical and research settings.

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CognitionCognitive DysfunctionAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsReaction TimeCognitive AgingComputerized AssessmentDual-Task PerformanceExecutive FunctionNeuropsychology

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PMID33372951
PMCPMC8517623

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