Reliability and Validity of Dual-Task Mobility Assessments in People with Chronic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to perform a cognitive task while walking simultaneously (dual-tasking) is important in real life. However, the psychometric properties of dual-task walking tests have not been well established in stroke.

Objective

To assess the test-retest reliability, concurrent and known-groups validity of various dual-task walking tests in people with chronic stroke.

Design

Observational measurement study with a test-retest design.

Methods

Eighty-eight individuals with chronic stroke participated. The testing protocol involved four walking tasks (walking forward at self-selected and maximal speed, walking backward at self-selected speed, and crossing over obstacles) performed simultaneously with each of the three attention-demanding tasks (verbal flue

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4726712 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature