Does Inspiratory Threshold Loading and Visual Tasking Affect Visual Attention Accuracy?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dyspnea is commonly experienced in adults who are young and have different health conditions (asthma, obesity, panic disorders) and may impede not only physical exertion but also cognitive function such as visual attention. To test this, visual attention was evaluated using the Multiple Object Tracking Test (MOT) alone and combined with low or moderate inspiratory threshold loading (ITL).

Methods

Using a pretest-posttest design, we evaluated 25 participants who were healthy and 19 to 31 years old. Visual attention accuracy was quantified using the MOT, wherein participants tracked moving disks on a computer monitor. Participants performed 5 single or dual tasks in random order: MOT; low ITL of 20 cm H2O (ITL20); moderate ITL of 40 cm H2O (ITL40); dual task: MOT plu

SUBMITTER: Schan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045938 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature