December 5, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Gait and Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults with Suspected Cognitive Impairment: Effects of an 8-Week Exercise Program

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Exercise program improves gait performance in older adults with cognitive impairment, indicating benefits for dual-task capabilities.

Gait performance improved significantly in older adults with cognitive impairment after the exercise program.
Notably, the suspected cognitive impairment group showed better performance on TUG and TUG-DT tests post-intervention.
Multicomponent exercise program involved institutionalized older adults who were screened using MMSE and Clock Drawing Test.
Multicomponent exercise may promote autonomy by enhancing functional mobility despite cognitive-motor challenges.

Galrinho et al. (2025) studied this question.

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