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Cognitive predictors of balance in Parkinson’s disease

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ângela
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorTavares, João Manuel R. S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T16:31:06Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T16:31:06Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractPostural instability is one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and appears to be related to cognitive deficits. This study aims to determine the cognitive factors that can predict deficits in static and dynamic balance in individuals with PD. A sociodemographic questionnaire characterized 52 individuals with PD for this work. The Trail Making Test, Rule Shift Cards Test, and Digit Span Test assessed the executive functions. The static balance was assessed using a plantar pressure platform, and dynamic balance was based on the Timed Up and Go Test. The results were statistically analysed using SPSS Statistics software through linear regression analysis. The results show that a statistically significant model based on cognitive outcomes was able to explain the variance of motor variables. Also, the explanatory value of the model tended to increase with the addition of individual and clinical variables, although the resulting model was not statistically significant The model explained 25-29% of the variability of the Timed Up and Go Test, while for the anteroposterior displacement it was 23-34%, and for the mediolateral displacement it was 24-39%. From the findings, we conclude that the cognitive performance, especially the executive functions, is a predictor of balance deficit in individuals with PD.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08990220.2016.1178634pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/9455
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.subjectParkinsonpt_PT
dc.subjectbalancept_PT
dc.subjectcognitionpt_PT
dc.subjectpredictorspt_PT
dc.subjectdisplacementpt_PT
dc.titleCognitive predictors of balance in Parkinson’s diseasept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage71pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage67pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSomatosensory and Motor Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume33pt_PT
person.familyNameFernandes
person.familyNameRocha
person.givenNameÂngela
person.givenNameNuno
person.identifier192266
person.identifier.ciencia-idAE16-A494-5F8B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3882-4908
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3139-2786
person.identifier.ridM-9821-2013
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