Aging clinical and experimental research
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Feasibility study of dual-task-managing training to improve gait performance of older adults.
Dual task (DT) training is becoming prominent in fall prevention. However, DT training should include task-managing strategies like task switching or task prioritization to be beneficial to improve gait performance under DT conditions. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of a task managing training on gait stability. ⋯ The training successfully improved gait performance and therefore might be a promising approach to prevent falls. Additional fall prevention studies should focus on motor-cognitive performance and reinforce outcomes of task managing strategies.
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Sarcopenia staging systems have been proposed, but little is known on their application in hip-fracture patients. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of presarcopenia and sarcopenia and their association with ability to function in activities of daily living in hip-fracture women. ⋯ The prevalence of presarcopenia and sarcopenia was high in hip-fracture women. Presarcopenic women had higher ability to function in activities of daily living than sarcopenic women.