SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Acute and Chronic Effects of Dual-Task on the Motor and Cognitive Performances in Athletes: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07629414 (Impact of Heat Stress and Fatigue on Dual Task Performance-A Pilot Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of Heat Stress and Fatigue on Dual Task Performance-A Pilot Study.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The effects of cognitive-motor dual-task training on athletes' cognition and motor performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
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- Thinking While Playing: Football-Specific Dual-Task Performance and Coach-Rated Talent in Youth Football.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding the acute and chronic effects of basketball dual-task complexity on athletes' inhibitory capacity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Novel Dual-Task Paradigm for Return-to-Sport Screening After ACL Injury: A Pilot Study.Translational sports medicine · 2026Article
- Acute effects of virtual-reality and dual-task warm-up on game-related speed paradigms in elite ice hockey athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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- Effect of a Visual Dual-Task on Single-Leg Countermovement-Jump in Male Professional Soccer Players with Lower-Limb Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patterns of Dual-Task Interference in Service Members With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using the Portable Warrior Test of Tactical Agility.Military medicine · 2025Article
- Enhancing Physical and Cognitive Performance in Youth Football: The Role of Specific Dual-Task Training.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- An Empirical Study of Executive Function in College Students: The Predictive Role of Health-Promoting Behaviors and the Time-Course Effects of Motor-Cognitive Dual-Task Training.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study Exploring the Optimization of Warm-Up Strategies: Modern Cognitive Warm-Up with Open-Skill Demands vs. Traditional Closed-Skill Warm-Up in Basketball.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Psychophysiological and Dual-Task Effects of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Interventions in Airforce Pilots: A Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How Do Cognitive and Motor Dual-Tasks during Small-Sided Games Impact the Tactical Performance of Youth Soccer Players?Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Athletes must distribute their attention to many relevant cues during a match. Therefore, athletes' ability to deal with dual-tasks may be different from the non-athlete population, demanding a deeper investigation within the sports domain. This study aimed to systematically review the acute and chronic effects of dual-tasks in motor and cognitive performances in athletes from different modalities. The search for articles followed all the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The keywords used were: "dual-task" OR "double task" OR "multi-task" OR "divided attention" OR "secondary task" OR "second task" AND "working memory" OR "visual" OR "decision making" OR "gaze behavior" OR "attention" AND "sports" OR "athletes" OR "players". The Scopus, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases were screened for studies comparing single and dual-tasks, in which the participants were athletes competing at any level, and in which at least one of the following variables were investigated: working memory, decision-making, visual search behavior, perception, anticipation, attention, or motor tasks. Articles were screened using pre-defined selection criteria, and methodological quality was assessed by two researchers independently. Following the eligibility criteria, we included 18 articles in the review: 13 on the acute effects, and five on the chronic effects. This review showed that the acute effect of dual-tasks impairs the motor and cognitive performances of athletes (dual-task cost). However, training with dual-tasks (chronic effect) improved working memory skills and attentional control. We conclude that dual-tasks acutely and chronically impacts motor and cognitive performance.
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