Single Versus Dual-Task Performance Using a Novel Dual-Task Assessment in a Healthy Sample

Time Course of Attention during a Volleyball Jumping-Serve Using a Dual-Task Paradigm

In the present investigation we determined the time course of attention demands during the jumping service in volleyball by the dual-task paradigm. Fourteen voluntary junior elite volleyball players performed 60 jumping serve. Jumping-serve performance (JSP) as primary task and verbal reaction time (RT) to an auditory stimulus that was administered in four probe positions (PP), as secondary tas...

Effects of a single-task versus a dual-task paradigm on cognition and balance in healthy subjects.

CONTEXT Recent evidence has revealed deficiencies in the ability to divide attention after concussion. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of a single vs a dual task on cognition and balance in healthy subjects and to examine reliability of 2 dual-task paradigms while examining the overall feasibility of the tasks. DESIGN Pretest-posttest experimental design. SETTING Sports medicine research...

Limitations in Dual-Task Performance

Behavioral Assessment of Listening Effort Using a Dual-Task Paradigm

Published investigations ( n = 29) in which a dual-task experimental paradigm was employed to measure listening effort during speech understanding in younger and older adults were reviewed. A summary of the main findings reported in the articles is provided with respect to the participants' age-group and hearing status. Effects of different signal characteristics, such as the test modality, on ...

Effects of single-task versus dual-task training on balance performance in older adults: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of 3 different approaches to balance training on dual-task balance performance in older adults with balance impairment. DESIGN A double-blind, randomized controlled trial. SETTING University research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Older adults (N=23) with balance impairment (mean age, 74.8y). They scored 52 or less on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and/or walked wi...