The effect of a six-month dancing program on motor-cognitive dual-task performance in older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 647-652

  Hamacher, Dennis ^a   Hamacher, Daniel ^a   Rehfeld, Kathrin ^a   Hökelmann, Anita ^a   Schega, Lutz ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dance; Dual task; Gait variability

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

AGED; COGNITION; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84946043940     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.2014-0067     Document Type: Article

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