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. 2014 Apr 9;2014:538602. doi: 10.1155/2014/538602

Table 2.

Summary of cognitive tasks for dual-task gait training.

Task Description
Random number/letter generation (i) Randomly naming numbers between 100 and 500 (without repetition or consecutively)
(ii) Randomly naming odd (or even) numbers between 1 and 100 (without repetition or consecutively)
(iii) Randomly naming consonants of the alphabet (without repetition or consecutively)

Word association Easy:
(i) naming as many words as possible in a category (e.g., animals, fruits)
(ii) naming opposites of words
Hard:
(i) naming as many words as possible beginning with a particular letter
(ii) naming as many words as possible in a category (e.g., European cities)

Working memory Easy:
(i) reciting a sequence of numbers (3 or 4 number sequences)
(ii) reciting grocery list (3-4 items)
Hard:
(i) reciting a sequence of numbers (5 numbers per sequence)
(ii) reciting grocery items (5 items)

Calculating a time Easy:
adding or subtracting minutes to a given time within the hour (e.g., 3:15 + 5 minutes; 1:30 − 15 minutes)
Hard:
adding or subtracting minutes to a given time into the next hour (e.g., 4:40 + 25 minutes; 1:15 − 30 minutes)

Backward recitation (i) Reciting number sequences backward
(ii) Months of the year
(iii) Days of the week
(iv) Backward spelling (4-5 letter words)
(v) Counting backward (by 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8; starting between 75 and 100)