Compromising postural balance in the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-360

  Swanenburg, Jaap ^a   De Bruin, Eling D ^a,b   Uebelhart, Daniel ^a   Mulder, Theo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Articulation; Attention; Cognition; Dual tasking; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 67349264851     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000212757     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Brown LA, Shumway-Cook A, Woollacott MH: Attentional demands and postural recovery: the effects of aging. J Gerontol [A] 1999; 54:M165-M171.
2. Kerr B, Condon SM, McDonald LA: Cognitive spatial processing and the regulation of posture. J Exp Psychol 1985; 11: 617-622.
3. Woollacott M, Shumway-Cook A: Attention and the control of posture and gait: a review of an emerging area of research. Gait Posture 2002; 16:1-14.
4. Shumway-Cook A, Woollacott M, Kerns KA, Baldwin M: The effects of two types of cognitive tasks on postural stability in older adults with and without a history of falls. J Gerontol [A] 1997; 52:M232-M240.
5. Baddeley AD: Is working memory still working? Am Psychol 2001;56: 851-864.
6. Mulder T, Zijlstra W, Geurts A: Assessment of motor recovery and decline. Gait Posture 2002; 16:198-210.
7. Jamet M, Deviterne D, Gauchard GC, Vançon G, Perrin PP: Age-related part taken by attentional cognitive processes in standing postural control in a dual-task context. Gait Posture 2007; 25:179-184.
8. Pajala S, Era P, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J, Tolvanen A, Rantanen T: Genetic and environmental contribution to postural balance of older women in single and dual task situations. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 28:947-954.
9. Pellecchia GL: Dual-task training reduces impact of cognitive task on postural sway. J Mot Behav 2005; 37:239-246.
10. Lezak MD: Neuropsychological Assessment, ed 3. New York, Oxford University Press, 1995.
11. Yardley L, Gardner M, Leadbetter A, Lavie N: Effect of articulatory and mental tasks on postural control. Neuroreport 1999; 10:215-219.
12. Dault MC, Yardley L, Frank JS: Does articulation contribute to modifications of postural control during dual-task paradigms? Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 2003; 16:434-440.
13. Weeks DL, Forget R, Mouchnino L, Gravel D, Bourbonnais D: Interaction between attention demanding motor and cognitive tasks and static postural stability. Gerontology 2003; 49: 225-232.
14. Melzer I, Benjuya N, Kaplanski J: Age-related changes of postural control: effect of cognitive tasks. Gerontology 2001; 47: 189-194.
15. Andersson G, Hagman J, Talianzadeh R, Svedberg A, Larsen HC: Effect of cognitive load on postural control. Brain Res Bull 2002; 58:135-139.
16. Pellecchia GL: Postural sway increases with attentional demands of concurrent cognitive task. Gait Posture 2003; 18 : 29-34.
17. Gupta P, MacWhinney B: Is the phonological loop articulatory or auditory? Proc Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Hillsdale, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993.
18. Lord SR, Dayhew J: Visual risk factors for falls in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2001; 49: 508-515.
19. Stelmach GE, Worringham CJ: Sensorimotor deficits related to postural stability: implications for falling in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med 1985; 1:679-694.
20. Le Clair K, Riach C: Postural stability measures: what to measure and for how long. Clin Biomech 1996; 11:176-178.
21. Gibson MJ, Andres RO, Isaacs B, Radebaugh T, Worm-Petersen J: The prevention of falls in later life: a report of the Kelloggs International Work Group. Dan Med Bull 1987; 34: 1-24.
22. Corriveau H, Hebert R, Prince F, Raiche M: Postural control in the elderly: an analysis of test-retest and interrater reliability of the COP-COM variable. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 80-85.
23. Ivers RQ, Cumming RG, Mitchell P, Attebo K: Visual impairment and falls in older adults: the Blue Mountains eye study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998; 46: 58-64.
24. Magnusson M, Enbom H, Johansson R, Pyykko I: Significance of pressor input from the human feet in anterior-posterior postural control: the effect of hypothermia on vibration- induced body-sway. Acta Otolaryngol 1990; 110: 182-188.
25. Lundin-Olsson L, Nyberg L, Gustafson Y: 'Stops walking when talking' as a predictor of falls in elderly people. Lancet 1997; 349: 617.
26. Piirtola M, Era P: Force platform measurements as predictors of falls among older people: a review. Gerontology 2006; 52:1-16.