the comparison of falling risk of elderly by speed gait test under dual tasks conditions

objectives: this study aimed to compare elderly fallers and non fallers by balance test under dual tasks conditions. methods & materials: this study was a analyse-comparative study. subjects were chosen from three parks of tehran. subjects were 20 older adults with no history of falls (aged 72.60±5years) and 21 older adults with a history of 2 or more falls in the last one year (aged 74.50±6 years). all subjects performed speed gait test under 3 conditions (speed gait, speed gait with numbers counter randomly [speed gait cognitive], and speed gait while carrying a full cup of water [speed gait manual]). data was analysed from multivariate analysis with spss 17. results: the results showed significant difference between elderly fallers and non fallers in fall risk composed dependent variable (p=0.0005), as the non fallers had greater score than elderly fallers. conclusion: consequently, we can apply the gait speed test under both dual task conditions (cognitive and motor) for identification of risk of falling in elderly adults with and without of falling history.