Development of dual task intervention method to prevent falls in the elderly at home
Description: The purpose of this study is to develop a fall prevention intervention method for dual tasks that incorporates mental arithmetic reaction time tasks during tai chi exercise (movement of the center of gravity at the middle waist) and walking. Furthermore, we examined the effect of intervention using a new intervention method in elderly people who have experienced falls.First, we examined the measurement reliability and difficulty of the mental arithmetic reaction time task for 30 healthy elderly people, and the measurement reliability is high, and the difficulty of the mental arithmetic problem with mixed addition and subtraction is medium level. It turned out to be suitable for the intervention of the elderly. In addition, 86 elderly people with fall experience (39 in the dual task group; 47 in the control group) were intervened for 8 weeks, and after the intervention, the mental arithmetic reaction time during walking was significant shortened in the dual task intervention group.
Amount: ¥3,900,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Start date: 2018-04-01
End date: 2022-03-31
Investigator: ming huo
Institution: Himeji Dokkyo University
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 5
Funder award ID: 18K10528
OpenAlex ID: G4886975652