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November 20, 2025Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Dual-Task Walking Across Task Combinations in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

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MGMolly C GriesVKValerie E KellyEMEllen L. McGough

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Overview

Cross-sectional study shows gait speed declines during dual-task activities in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, indicating interventions may be necessary.

Key Points

  • This research aims to compare cognitive and gait performance during dual-task conditions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and those with normal cognition.
  • Observational cross-sectional study of 40 community-dwelling older adults (18 with mild cognitive impairment and 22 with normal cognition), aged 70-95 years.
  • Gait and cognitive task performance were measured during single-task and dual-task conditions.
  • Linear mixed-effects models analyzed differences between groups and task conditions.
  • Gait performance declined during dual-task conditions for both groups.
  • Both groups exhibited slower gait speed during dual-task compared to single-task conditions.
  • Older adults with mild cognitive impairment had worse cognitive performance than those with normal cognition.

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Gries et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f091c0ce034ddc35085ahttps://doi.org/10.1519/jpt.0000000000000479
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