An Exploration of Falls and Dual Tasking: A Prospective Cohort Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis

Gillian Quinn; Laura Comber; Nicola O'Malley; Chris McGuigan; Rose Galvin; Susan Coote

doi:10.1097/TGR.0000000000000234

An Exploration of Falls and Dual Tasking: A Prospective Cohort Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis

Gillian Quinn
, Laura Comber
, Nicola O'Malley
, Chris McGuigan
, Rose Galvin
, Susan Coote

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Objective: To explore the relationship between dual-Task cost and falls in people with multiple sclerosis. Methods: One hundred participants completed a falls screening questionnaire, Timed Up and Go (TUG), and TUG-Cognitive (TUG-C) at baseline. Dual-Task cost was the percentage change in performance between TUG and TUG-C. Falls were recorded prospectively for 3 months. Results: Dual-Task cost was not associated with increased risk of falls (P =.90, odds ratio = 1.00). Answering yes to a question about problems doing 2 things at once increased likelihood of falls (risk ratio = 2.07). Conclusion: A single question asking about dual tasking may be a useful screen for falls risk assessment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	190-198
Number of pages	9
Journal	Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0000000000000234
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2019

Keywords

accidental falls
cognitive-motor interference
dual-Task cost
multiple sclerosis

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