Associations between dual-task walking and cognitive impairment in people attending a cognitive diagnostic clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dual-task walking performance is an early marker of dementia. However, there is uncertainty about which measure of the dual-task test is a better marker. The objective of this study was to determine which dual-task measure best differentiates between normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.

Methods

Participants (n = 116) were aged ≥60 years attending a cognitive clinic in Melbourne, Australia. Single- and dual-task gait speed were obtained using a 16 metre distance and stopwatch. The cognitive task involved reciting alternate letters of the alphabet sitting and walking. Dual-task interference in gait and cognition was calculated as: single-task-dual-task/single task × 100 and summed to obtain total interference. Multiple linear regression wa

SUBMITTER: Callisaya ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature