Table 3. Correct response rate (number of words or digits per second) across all testing conditions in session one [Mean (SD), N = 88].
Walking task | Single-task Condition | Dual-task Condition | |||||||||||||
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All participants (N = 88) | Fallers (N = 20) | Non-fallers (N = 68) | All participants (N = 88) | Fallers (N = 20) | Non-fallers (N = 68) | ||||||||||
VF | SS | VF | SS | VF | SS | VF | SS | MTa | VF | SS | MTa | VF | SS | MTa | |
Comfortable Speed | 0.47b (0.16) | 0.41 (0.19) | 0.42 (0.13) | 0.33 (0.14) | 0.48 (0.17) | 0.44 (0.20) | 0.47 (0.18) | 0.39 (0.18) | 9 | 0.48 (0.16) | 0.33 (0.15) | 2 | 0.47 (0.19) | 0.41 (0.18) | 7 |
Maximal Speed | 0.57 (0.25) | 0.43 (0.20) | 0.51 (0.25) | 0.34 (0.14) | 0.59 (0.25) | 0.45 (0.21) | 0.55 (0.22) | 0.42 (0.19) | 11 | 0.47 (0.20) | 0.37 (0.20) | 2 | 0.58 (0.22) | 0.44 (0.19) | 9 |
Backward Walking | 0.16 (0.25) | 0.37 (0.16) | 0.11 (0.15) | 0.33 (0.11) | 0.17 (0.27) | 0.39 (0.17) | 0.26 (0.14) | 0.31 (0.17) | — | 0.26 (0.12) | 0.26 (0.13) | — | 0.26 (0.15) | 0.32 (0.18) | — |
Obstacle Course | 0.47 (0.20) | 0.40 (0.18) | 0.46 (0.20) | 0.33 (0.13) | 0.47 (0.20) | 0.42 (0.20) | 0.37 (0.17) | 0.35 (0.16) | 24 | 0.36 (0.13) | 0.33 (0.14) | 2 | 0.37 (0.18) | 0.35 (0.17) | 22 |
TUG | 0.40 (0.19) | 0.40 (0.18) | 0.37 (0.17) | 0.32 (0.13) | 0.41 (0.19) | 0.42 (0.19) | 0.34 (0.14) | 0.28 (0.16) | 8 | 0.30 (0.15) | 0.25 (0.15) | 1 | 0.35 (0.14) | 0.29 (0.16) | 7 |
a: Number of participants who spilled the water while performing the manual task.
b: The CRR value is 0.47, it means that there was an average of 0.47 correct responses per second when the participants were asked to walk at a comfortable speed while performing the verbal fluency task simultaneously.
MT: manual task; SD: standard deviation; SS: serial 3 subtraction; TUG: timed up-and-go test; VF: verbal fluency.