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Is Dual-Task Training Clinically Beneficial to Improve Balance and Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with a History of Falls?

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  • Jin-Hyuck Park

    (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea)

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Purpose: To date, the effects of dual-task training on balance underlying cognitive function remain unclear. Therefore, this study was to verify the effects of cognitive–physical dual-task training on balance and executive function in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls. Method: Fifty-eight participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group (EG) receiving cognitive–physical dual-task training (n = 29) or to the control group (CG) receiving functional balance training (n = 29). After 12 sessions for 6 weeks, the One Leg Standing Test (OLST), the Timed UP and Go (TUG), and part B of the Trail-Making Test (TMT-B) were implemented to examine static and dynamic balance and executive function. Results: After the 12 sessions, the EG showed a greater improvement in the OLST ( p < 0.001; η 2 = 0.332), the TUG ( p < 0.001; η 2 = 0.375), and the TMT-B ( p < 0.001; η 2 = 0.224) compared to the CG. Conclusion: These results indicate that dual-task training is clinically beneficial to improving static and dynamic balance as well as executive function in older adults with a history of falls. These findings shed new light on a clinical implication that executive function should be considered in balance training for older adults.

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  • Jin-Hyuck Park, 2022. "Is Dual-Task Training Clinically Beneficial to Improve Balance and Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with a History of Falls?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-8, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:10198-:d:890437
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