Dual-tasking in older women: physical activity or else?

Autor: Muhaidat J; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Al-Yahya E; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.; Centre for Movement, Occupational, and Rehabilitation Sciences (MORES), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK., Mohammad MT; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Qutishat D; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Okasheh R; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Al-Khlaifat L; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Lawrie S; Centre for Movement, Occupational, and Rehabilitation Sciences (MORES), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK., Esser P; Centre for Movement, Occupational, and Rehabilitation Sciences (MORES), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK., Dawes H; Centre for Movement, Occupational, and Rehabilitation Sciences (MORES), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.; Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of women & aging [J Women Aging] 2022 Jan-Feb; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 101-111. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 14.
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1819177
Abstrakt: The interplay between gender, Physical Activity (PA), and Dual Tasking (DT) in older adults is unclear. This study aimed to address DT based on gender and PA level. One-hundred and twenty older adults (81 women and 39 men) participated. Timed up and go test and spatiotemporal gait measures were collected in single and DT conditions. Participants were grouped according to gender and PA level. Physical activity did not explain gender differences, women were slower and had shorter stride lengths when DT regardless of PA level. Findings indicate the necessity for tailored PA and functional interventions to improve women's performance.
Databáze: MEDLINE