Multitasking in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Deficits in the ability to multitask contribute to gait abnormalities and falls in many at-risk populations. However, it is unclear whether older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) also demonstrate impairments in multitasking. The purpose of this study was to compare multitasking performance in cognitively intact older adults with and without DM and explore its relationship to measures of gait and functional ability.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 40 individuals aged 60 and older with type 2 DM and a matched group of 40 cognitively intact older adults without DM. Multitasking was examined via the ambulatory Walking and Remembering Test (WART) and seated Pursuit Rotor Test (PRT). Self-selected normal and fast walking speed and

SUBMITTER: Rucker JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5646844 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature