Relationship between dual-task performance and neurocognitive measures in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-321

  Makizako, Hyuma ^a,d   Doi, Takehiko ^a   Shimada, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Daisuke ^a   Takayama, Yuko ^c   Suzuki, Takao ^b  

^a National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Ukai Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual task; Executive functioning; Mild cognitive impairment; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MEMORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875809422     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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