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KMID : 0608320140210020018
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Physical Therapy Korea
2014 Volume.21 No. 2 p.18 ~ p.27
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Effects of Dual-Task Training on Balance and Gait Performance in Patients With Stroke
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Jung Se-Ra
Won Jong-Im
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of dual-task training (cognitive and exercise tasks) on the balance and gait performance of chronic stroke patients. Eighteen subjects with chronic stroke were divided equally into two groups, an experimental group and a control group. Subjects in both groups participated in an exercise program, performing the same tasks, for 45 minutes per day, three times per week for four weeks. The experimental group also performed additional cognitive task. The experimental group showed a more significant improvement than the control group on the Berg Balance Scale, the Timed Up and Go Test, the Korean Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale, and the Functional Gait Assessment (p<.05). The cognitive task error rates in the final week were significantly less than in the first week in the experimental group (p<.01). These results suggest that dual-task training for chronic stroke patients is effective in improving balance, gait, and cognitive abilities.
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KEYWORD
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Balance and gait performance, Dual-task training, Stroke
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