Effect of Attentional Instruction on Dual Task Training

[Purpose] We evaluated the effects of attentional instruction on dual-task training for motor and cognitive tasks. [Subjects] Sixty healthy adults were enrolled in this study. [Method] We investigated each task’s performance before and after the dual-task training performed with the following instru...

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Published in:Rigaku ryoho kagaku 2013, Vol.28(4), pp.533-537
Main Authors: JONO, Yasutomo, KANAI, Shusaku, GOTO, Takuya, HARADA, Ryo, HUJITAKA, Yuta, DANIIDE, Yasushi, HASEGAWA, Masaki, OTSUKA, Akira
Format: Article
Language:eng ; jpn
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attention
dual-task training
motor task performance
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Summary:[Purpose] We evaluated the effects of attentional instruction on dual-task training for motor and cognitive tasks. [Subjects] Sixty healthy adults were enrolled in this study. [Method] We investigated each task’s performance before and after the dual-task training performed with the following instructions: attentional focus on motor task, attentional focus on cognitive task, no attentional instruction, and no training. [Result] Motor task performance and difficult motor task performance improved under the no attentional focus instruction. [Conclusion] The results indicate that for healthy adults, the no attentional focus instruction plays a potentially more effective role in improving motor task performance.
ISSN:1341-1667
2434-2807
DOI:10.1589/rika.28.533