Title |
Poor Trail Making Test Performance Is Directly Associated with Altered Dual Task Prioritization in the Elderly – Baseline Results from the TREND Study
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0027831 |
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Authors |
Markus A. Hobert, Raphael Niebler, Sinja I. Meyer, Kathrin Brockmann, Clemens Becker, Heiko Huber, Alexandra Gaenslen, Jana Godau, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Daniela Berg, Walter Maetzler |
Abstract |
Deterioration of executive functions in the elderly has been associated with impairments in walking performance. This may be caused by limited cognitive flexibility and working memory, but could also be caused by altered prioritization of simultaneously performed tasks. To disentangle these options we investigated the associations between Trail Making Test performance--which specifically measures cognitive flexibility and working memory--and dual task costs, a measure of prioritization. |
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Japan | 1 | 100% |
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Scientists | 1 | 100% |
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Germany | 2 | 1% |
Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 176 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 29 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 14% |
Researcher | 23 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 9% |
Other | 34 | 19% |
Unknown | 29 | 16% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 29% |
Psychology | 28 | 15% |
Neuroscience | 17 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 8% |
Sports and Recreations | 10 | 5% |
Other | 19 | 10% |
Unknown | 42 | 23% |