The effects of Enhancefitness (EF) training on dual-task walking in older Adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages NP128-NP142

  Agmon, Maayan ^a   Kelly, Valerie E ^a   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^a   Nguyen, Huong ^a   Belza, Basia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

dual task; older adults; walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); ENHANCEFITNESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; FITNESS; GAIT; GROUP EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TIMED UP AND GO; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84924866822     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464812465921     Document Type: Article

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