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Functional Balance and Motor Impairment Correlations with Gait Parameters during Timed Up and Go Test across Three Attentional Loading Conditions in Stroke Survivors
Joint Authors
Justine, Maria
Manaf, Haidzir
Omar, Mazlifah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to determine whether stroke survivor’s gait performance during dual-task Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is correlated with the level of functional balance and motor impairment.
Thirty stroke survivors (22 men, 8 women) were recruited for this study.
The level of functional balance (Berg Balance Scale) and motor impairment (Fugl-Meyer assessment lower extremity) were assessed prior to the TUG test.
TUG test was conducted under three attentional loading conditions (single, dual motor, and dual-cognitive).
The time and number of steps were used to quantify gait parameters.
The Spearmen’s rank correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the relationship between these variables.
There was moderate to strong negative correlation between functional balance and gait parameters (range −0.53 to −0.73, P < 0.05 ).
There was a weak negative correlation observed between the time taken to complete the single task and motor impairment ( r s = - 0.43 ; P = 0.02 ) dual motor task and motor impairment ( r s = - 0.41 ; P = 0.02 ).
However, there were no significant correlations between lower limb motor impairment and the number of steps in all conditions.
These findings suggest that functional balance may be an influential domain of successful dual-task TUG in stroke.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Manaf, Haidzir& Justine, Maria& Omar, Mazlifah. 2014. Functional Balance and Motor Impairment Correlations with Gait Parameters during Timed Up and Go Test across Three Attentional Loading Conditions in Stroke Survivors. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Manaf, Haidzir…[et al.]. Functional Balance and Motor Impairment Correlations with Gait Parameters during Timed Up and Go Test across Three Attentional Loading Conditions in Stroke Survivors. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047694
American Medical Association (AMA)
Manaf, Haidzir& Justine, Maria& Omar, Mazlifah. Functional Balance and Motor Impairment Correlations with Gait Parameters during Timed Up and Go Test across Three Attentional Loading Conditions in Stroke Survivors. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047694