ArticleBrain sciences2023
Impact of Using Smartphone While Walking or Standing: A Study Focused on Age and Cognition.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding the Cognitive Load of Cell Phone Use While Walking: Distinct Effects of Texting and Phone Conversation.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Not all screen time is sedentary: evidence from aligned smartphone sensing and accelerometry data in adults.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2026Article
- Effects of smartphone use on postural control and gait performance in older women with neck pain.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Effects of 3D Virtual Reality on Postural Control in Young Adults: Clinical and Practical Implications.Clinics and practice · 2026Article
- Postural stability reveals cognitive load of holding an intention in mind.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Smartphone Usage and Postural Stability in Individuals With Forward Head Posture: A Nintendo Wii Balance Board Analysis.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cognition, Anxiety, and Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals: A Controlled Clinical Trial.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Effects of Smartphone Activities on Postural Balance in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Motor- and cognitive-dominant functional network adaptations supporting dual-task performance in older adults.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundUsing smartphones during a task that requires upright posture is suggested to be detrimental for the overall motor performance. The aim of this study was to determine the role of age and specific aspects of cognitive function on walking and standing tasks in the presence of smartphone use.
methods51 older (36 women) and 50 young (35 women), mean age: 66.5 ± 6.3 and 22.3 ± 1.7 years, respectively, were enrolled in this study. The impact of using a smartphone was assessed during a dynamic (timed up and go, TUG) and a static balance test (performed on a force platform). Multivariate analyses of variance were applied to verify main effects of age, task, estimates of cognitive function and interactions.
resultsCompared to young, older individuals exhibited a poorer performance on the dynamic and on the static test (age effect:
conclusionsThe negative impact of using a smartphone while performing tasks similar to daily activities is higher in older compared to young people. Subclinical deficits in distinct aspects of cognitive function partially explain the decreased performance when dual-tasking.
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