Comparison of Dual Assignment, Cadence, and Gait Speed in Alzheimer's Dementia and Healthy Geriatric Individuals
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Dementia
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
- Enrollment
- 50
- Primary Endpoint
- Time Up Go
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Tests will be performed in individuals with Alzheimer's dementia to compare dual-task and gait with healthy geriatric individuals.
Detailed Description
In this study, it was aimed to compare double assignment, cadence and walking speed in Alzheimer's Dementia and Healthy Geriatric Individuals. Individuals who can walk independently and who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia over the age of 65 and healthy individuals will be included in the study. It will be done with 50 people who voluntarily participated in the research. As a data collection tool; The demographics formula with patient descriptive features is the Timed Get Up and Walk test to turn off double assignment, the 2 Minute Walk Test to evaluate the advertisement, and the Footprint Method to use cadence. It will be assessed with the Mini Mental State Test and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test to examine discriminative units.
Investigators
Senanur AK
Physiotherapist
Kırıkkale University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •65 years and older,
- •Who volunteered to participate in the research,
- •Able to walk independently,
- •He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's by a physician for the experimental group,
- •Having not been diagnosed with Alzheimer's for the control group
- •Individuals who have not undergone surgery in the last 6 months
- •Individuals who do not have cooperation and communication problems.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Under age 65
- •Individuals who do not agree to participate in the research,
- •Individuals who have a disability to do physical activity,
- •Individuals who have undergone an operation in the last 6 months,
- •Individuals with problems of cooperation and communication
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time Up Go
Time Frame: 6 month
Timed Start and Continue Test, In the TUG test, individuals stand up from the chair, walk 3 m, walk and sit on a swivel chair. The starting position is standardized with patients feet flat on the floor and their arms resting on the chair. The person is instructed to complete the test at their own pace and as quickly as possible. The test is started with the 'start' command. It ends with him sitting back in the chair. The test is done three times. A 2-minute rest break is given between each trial. The clinician records performance with a stopwatch for each trial.
Secondary Outcomes
- Dual tasking(6 month)
- Footprint method(6 month)
- Two-Minute Walk Test(6 month)