Motor-Cognitive Dual-Task Training in Persons With Neurologic Disorders: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Deficits in motor-cognitive dual tasks (eg, walking while talking) are common in individuals with neurologic conditions. This review was conducted to determine the effectiveness of motor-cognitive dual-task training (DTT) compared with usual care on mobility and cognition in individuals with neurologic disorders.

Methods

Databases searched were Biosis, CINAHL, ERIC, PsychInfo, EBSCO Psychological & Behavioral, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge. Eligibility criteria were studies of adults with neurologic disorders that included DTT, and outcomes of gait or balance were included. Fourteen studies met inclusion criteria. Participants were subjects with brain injury, Parkinson disease (PD), and Alzheimer disease (AD). Intervention protocols included cue

SUBMITTER: Fritz NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4470324 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature