Gait characteristics during dual-task walking in older adults with and without mildly cognitive impaired

Abstract

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in the elderly is increasing rapidly in the aging society. Studies reported the differences in gait characteristics between healthy elders and those who with MCI. Challenged with cognitively demanding task while walking will usually impaired gait performances in both groups of older adults (OAs). However, few study considered comparing gait changes under cognitive interferences of different constructs between two groups. Methods