Research Article

The Effects of Instructions on Dual-Task Walking and Cognitive Task Performance in People with Parkinson's Disease

Table 3

Mean (SD) values for dual-task effects (DTE) and modified attention allocation index (mAAI) for walking and the cognitive task measures in all groups.

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Gait speed DTE (%)
DTwalk1.3 (3.9)1.3 (8.0)−3.6 (5.0)
DTcog−3.5 (3.3)−3.4 (8.4)−8.3 (5.7)

Response latency (%)
DTwalk−27.0 (14.6)−5.1 (13.1)−11.0 (14.1)
DTcog−2.2 (9.6)−3.5 (14.4)−6.4 (10.0)

Response accuracy (%)
DTwalk−0.4 (2.1)−0.6 (5.1)−0.1 (12.9)
DTcog0.5 (1.1)−0.9 (5.9)4.0 (16.0)

Composite cognitive task (%)
DTwalk−27.4 (14.6)−5.7 (16.6)−11.1 (19.4)
DTcog−1.8 (10.0)−4.3 (19.6)−2.4 (20.8)

Walking mAAI (%)
4.8 (4.1)4.7 (7.6)4.7 (5.9)

Composite cognitive task mAAI (%)
25.6 (17.3)1.4 (11.6)8.7 (12.8)