Jordyn Rice1, Daniel T Corp, Alessandra Swarowsky, Lawrence P Cahalin, Danylo F Cabral, Christina Nunez, Sebastian Koch, Tatjana Rundek, Joyce Gomes-Osman. 1. Departments of Physical Therapy (J.R., L.P.C., D.F.C., C.N., J.G.O.) and Neurology (S.K., T.R., J.G.O.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia (D.T.C.); Department of Physical Therapy, AdventHealth University, Orlando, Florida (A.S.); and Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (T.R., J.G.O.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dual-task (DT) walking assessments allow for the simultaneous evaluation of cognitive and motor performance. During DT walking, individuals may experience interference in one or both tasks, known as cognitive-motor interference (CMI). The primary purpose of this study was to compare CMI between individuals post-stroke and healthy persons group during single- and dual-motor and cognitive tasks, using 2 distinct walking tasks. METHODS: Motor performance was quantified as the total time for the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and gait speed for the 90-second walk (90W). Cognitive performance was measured as the correct response rate (CRR) during serial 7 subtractions. Participants performed the motor and cognitive tasks in isolation for the single-task (ST) and simultaneously for DT conditions, TUG-DT and 90W-DT. A repeated-measures analysis of variance assessed group (poststroke and healthy) by condition (ST and DT) interactions for the TUG, 90W, and CRR. RESULTS: There were significant main effects of group and condition for both the TUG and the 90W (P < 0.05). There was also an interaction effect for the TUG, with individuals post-stroke demonstrating a larger decrement in TUG-DT performance compared with healthy persons (P < 0.05). Furthermore, a significant interaction effect was observed for the CRR, in which healthy individuals exhibited a greater decrement in performance from the ST to the 90W-DT (P < 0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Individuals post-stroke were susceptible to greater motor interference during the more complex motor task, the TUG-DT. However, the only decrements observed in cognitive performance from the ST to DT occurred in healthy individuals during the 90W-DT.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A367).
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dual-task (DT) walking assessments allow for the simultaneous evaluation of cognitive and motor performance. During DT walking, individuals may experience interference in one or both tasks, known as cognitive-motor interference (CMI). The primary purpose of this study was to compare CMI between individuals post-stroke and healthy persons group during single- and dual-motor and cognitive tasks, using 2 distinct walking tasks. METHODS: Motor performance was quantified as the total time for the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and gait speed for the 90-second walk (90W). Cognitive performance was measured as the correct response rate (CRR) during serial 7 subtractions. Participants performed the motor and cognitive tasks in isolation for the single-task (ST) and simultaneously for DT conditions, TUG-DT and 90W-DT. A repeated-measures analysis of variance assessed group (poststroke and healthy) by condition (ST and DT) interactions for the TUG, 90W, and CRR. RESULTS: There were significant main effects of group and condition for both the TUG and the 90W (P < 0.05). There was also an interaction effect for the TUG, with individuals post-stroke demonstrating a larger decrement in TUG-DT performance compared with healthy persons (P < 0.05). Furthermore, a significant interaction effect was observed for the CRR, in which healthy individuals exhibited a greater decrement in performance from the ST to the 90W-DT (P < 0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Individuals post-stroke were susceptible to greater motor interference during the more complex motor task, the TUG-DT. However, the only decrements observed in cognitive performance from the ST to DT occurred in healthy individuals during the 90W-DT.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A367).
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