The Effects of Task Prioritization on Dual-Tasking Postural Control in Patients With Parkinson Disease Who Have Different Postural Impairments

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of task prioritization on dual-task control in Parkinson disease (PD) associated with different postural impairments.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Participants were instructed to keep 2 interlocking rings apart and maintain balance in a tandem stance. Attention was focused on either stance stability (posture-focus strategy) or the interlocking rings (supraposture-focus strategy).

SETTING: University research laboratory.

PARTICIPANTS: Fifteen patients with PD and less postural impairment and 15 patients with PD and more postural impairment (N=30).

INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postural sway, postural determinism (%DET), ankle co-contraction, and ring-touching time.

RESULTS: In the less-impairment group, the supraposture-focus strategy provided smaller postural sway and postural %DET compared with the posture-focus strategy. In the more-impairment group, task prioritization showed lower effect on both postural sway and postural %DET. The supraposture-focus strategy led to less ankle co-contraction than the posture-focus strategy in the more-impairment group, but task prioritization did not affect ankle co-contraction in the less-impairment group. In both groups, the supraposture-focus strategy led to less ring-touching time than the posture-focus strategy.

CONCLUSIONS: The supraposture-focus strategy provided better dual-task control than the posture-focus strategy in both PD groups. In the less-impairment group, the supraposture-focus strategy enhanced postural automaticity and postural stability. In the more-impairment group, the supraposture-focus strategy reduced ankle stiffness, owing to reduced muscle co-contraction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation - 101(2020), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1212-1219

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hung, Yu-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Liang-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ruey-Meei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Cheng-Ya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attention
Comparative Study
Electromyography
Journal Article
Parkinson disease
Postural balance
Rehabilitation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.10.2020

Date Revised 06.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03298503

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.apmr.2020.02.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308199863