Effects of Physical Exercise Interventions on Gait-Related Dual-Task Interference in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gerontology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 94-117

  Plummer, Prudence ^a,b   Zukowski, Lisa A ^a   Giuliani, Carol ^a,b   Hall, Amber M ^c,d   Zurakowski, David ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Departments of Cardiology and Anesthesia   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Cognitive motor interference; Gait; Mobility; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING SPEED; AGED; ATTENTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84952874737     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000371577     Document Type: Review

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