Age related differences in balance approached by a novel dual-task test of anticipatory postural control strategies

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 6; p. e0218371
• Main Authors: Laessoe, Uffe, Larsen, Camilla Bille, Schunck, Line Noerkjaer, Lehmann, Line Jensen, Iversen, Halla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.06.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accidental falls; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Automation; Balance; Biology and Life Sciences; Cognitive ability; Cognitive tasks; Consortia; Cues; Elderly; Falls; Female; Frailty; Gait; Geriatrics; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Neurodegeneration; Older people; People and Places; Physical therapy; Postural Balance; Posture; Questionnaires; R&D; Reproducibility of Results; Research & development; Risk factors; Sampling methods; Social Sciences; Systematic review; Task Performance and Analysis; Test procedures; Time Factors; Validity; Walking; Denmark; England; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

Assessment of balance is key to identifying individuals with postural control deficits and an increased fall risk. Subjects may compensate for their deficits by utilizing other strategies; to avoid this, it is recommended to assess postural control using a dual-task test. In most dual-task tests, it...