Citation

Almajid R, Keshner E. J. Mot. Behav. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-9.

Affiliation

Physical Therapy Department , Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00222895.2019.1565528

PMID

30676272

Abstract

Gender plays a role in cognitive performance (Van Hooren et al.). Yet the selection of a secondary task, an important paradigm in studies of posture control, has not considered gender as a variable. We explored whether different cognitive tasks differentially influence performance during the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in men and women. Twenty young adults performed five cognitive tasks while seated and during the TUG test. Men exhibited a slower normalized cadence than women. When seated, women recalled more items than men and men were more accurate in mental calculation task. There were no changes in spatiotemporal measures. We conclude that gender did not play a major role in motor-cognitive interference during dual task TUG test.

Language: en

Keywords

Cognition; TUG; attention; dual-task performance; gender