Age and attentional focus instructions effects on postural and supra-postural tasks among older adults with mild cognitive impairments

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the age and attentional focus instruction effects on the postural and supra-postural tasks among older adults with mild cognitive impairments. Method Forty healthy adults (mean age of 48.01 ± 5.45 years) and 40 older adults with mild cognitive i...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2022-12, Vol.43 (12), p.6795-6801
Main Authors: Sangari, Mandana, Dehkordi, Parvaneh Shamsipour, Shams, Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Balance
Cognitive ability
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Older people
Original Article
Posture
Psychiatry
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Summary:Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the age and attentional focus instruction effects on the postural and supra-postural tasks among older adults with mild cognitive impairments. Method Forty healthy adults (mean age of 48.01 ± 5.45 years) and 40 older adults with mild cognitive impairments (mean age of 69.87 ± 4.28 years) were selected as participants. They were randomly divided into eight groups receiving internal and external attentional focus instructions for postural and supra-postural tasks. The postural status was evaluated by measuring the COP sway velocity with the Master Balance System. Results The results showed that in both phases of acquisition and retention, the main effect of the attentional focus type was significant ( P  
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-022-06355-7