Complex Gait in Preschool Children in a Dual‐Task Paradigm Is Related to Sex and Cognitive Functioning: A Cross‐Sectional Study Providing an Innovative Test and Reference Values

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to design and validate a complex gait test (CGT) in preschool children and to examine the relationship between CGT performance and age, sex, and cognitive functioning. A total of 1,040 preschool children, aged 3 to 6 years, participated in this study. In all ch...

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Published in:Mind, brain and education brain and education, 2020-11, Vol.14 (4), p.351-360
Main Authors: Latorre‐Román, Pedro Ángel, Consuegra González, Pedro José, Martínez‐Redondo, Melchor, Cardona Linares, Antonio José, Salas‐Sánchez, J, Lucena Zurita, Manuel, Manjón Pozas, D., Pérez Jiménez, Inmaculada, Aragón‐Vela, J., García‐Pinillos, Felipe, Robles‐Fuentes, Alejandro, Párraga‐Montilla, JA
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Balance
Child Development
Children
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Development
Correlation
Cross-sectional studies
Gait
Gender Differences
Preschool Children
Psychomotor Skills
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to design and validate a complex gait test (CGT) in preschool children and to examine the relationship between CGT performance and age, sex, and cognitive functioning. A total of 1,040 preschool children, aged 3 to 6 years, participated in this study. In all children, standardized dynamic balance test, and several cognitive functioning measures were used. The results indicate that the CGT has adequate reliability and validity. In the test–retest analysis (n = 90), the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.901 (p 
ISSN:1751-2271
1751-228X
DOI:10.1111/mbe.12256