Changes in dual-task voice reaction time among elders who use assistive devices

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-80

  Wellmon, Robert ^a   Pezzillo, Kristen ^a   Eichhorn, Gilad ^a   Lockhart, Wendy ^a   Morris, Jennifer ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; Elderly adults; Gait; Information processing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ATTENTION; AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING AID;

EID: 33749331622     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200608000-00006     Document Type: Article

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