Fear of Falling Does Not Influence Dual-Task Gait Costs in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive deficits and fear of falling (FOF) can both influence gait patterns in Parkinson’s disease (PD). While cognitive deficits contribute to gait changes under dual-task (DT) conditions, it is unclear if FOF also influences changes to gait while performing a cognitive task. Here, we aimed to explore the association between FOF and DT costs in PD, we additionally describe associations between FOF, cognition, and gait parameters under single-task and DT. In 40 PD patients, motor symptoms (MDS-revised version of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Hoehn and Yahr), FOF (Falls Efficacy Scale International), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were assessed. Spatiotemporal gait parameters were recorded with a validated mobile gait analysis system with inertial measurement uni

SUBMITTER: Prell T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature