The Performance of Dual-Task Tests Can Be a Combined Neuro-Psychological and Motor Marker of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Depression and Dementia in Geriatric Patients-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor: Kasiukiewicz A; Department of Geriatrics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland.; Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland., Magnuszewski L; Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland.; Doctoral Studies, Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland., Swietek M; Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland.; Doctoral Studies, Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland., Wojszel ZB; Department of Geriatrics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland.; Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Bialystok, 15-471 Bialystok, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical medicine [J Clin Med] 2021 Nov 17; Vol. 10 (22). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 17.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225358
Abstrakt: The study aims to assess the performance of dual-task tests in the geriatric population and their association with the cognitive status of the patients.
Methods: Patients admitted to the Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration on Bialystok, Poland, in 2019 and 2020 were enrolled in the study. Data on the patients' clinical, functional, and cognitive status were collected based on the comprehensive geriatric assessment. Dual-task tests included Timed Up and Go (TUG) test while counting backward (CB7), enumerating animals (EA), and holding a cup (TUG M).
Results: 250 patients were included in the study, with a median age of 81.5 years (IQR 76-86) and most above 75 years of age (80.8%). Only 29 (11.6%) of study participants had no cognitive or mood disorders. Depression was diagnosed in 30.4%, MCI in 12%, and dementia in 38.4% of cases with median Mini-Mental Score Evaluation (MMSE) 17 (12-20) points. Dual-task TUG CB7 results did not differ between cognitive conditions of patients. TUG EA differed between healthy controls and other cognitive groups and TUG between healthy controls and depression and dementia, but not mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The performance of all dual-task tests differed in patients with and without dementia. Ability to finish TUG CB7 was low even in the group without dementia. There were statistically significant differences in median scores of MMSE and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) between patients who were able or not to finish single and dual-task gait tests.
Conclusion: Dual-task test results and the performance of these tasks can differentiate patients with depression, MCI and dementia compared to healthy controls in the geriatric population.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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