Assessing Dual-Task Performance Using a Paper-and-Pencil Test: Normative Data

被引:40
作者
Della Sala, Sergio [1 ]
Foley, Jennifer A. [1 ]
Beschin, Nicoletta [2 ]
Allerhand, Mike [1 ]
Logie, Robert H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Cognit Ageing & Cognit Epidemiol, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Azienda Osped SA Abate Gallarate, Rehabil Dept, Neuropsychol Serv, Gallarate, VA, Italy
关键词
Assessment; Attention; Elderly; Geriatrics; Aging; 2 MEMORY TASKS; WORKING-MEMORY; ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE; DIVIDED ATTENTION; AGE-DIFFERENCES; CONCURRENT PERFORMANCE; RETRIEVAL-PROCESSES; OLDER-ADULTS; DEMENTIA; COSTS;
D O I
10.1093/arclin/acq039
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Although several studies have described dual-tasking ability in normal aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease, no normative data for dual-task performance exist. Dual-tasking ability of 436 healthy individuals, aged 16-88 years, was assessed using a new paper-and-pencil dual-task paradigm. In this study, no age effect was detected, providing strong evidence that age does not affect dual-tasking abilities. Psychometric data for this new assessment are presented, which may enable clinicians and researchers to use this paradigm as a means of examining attentional control in dual-tasking.
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页码:410 / 419
页数:10
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