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Shirin Saberi1, Mahshid Mosharaf1, Gillian Yeowell2
1Musculoskeletal Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Introduction:
Dual-task assessments can identify changes in postural control during balance assessments. Static standing with backward counting is frequently used to evaluate postural control while dual-tasking. The most reliable countdown method for standing postural stability has not yet been defined.
Research Objective:
to investigate postural stability's intra- and inter-day reliability while backward counting in different steps.
Method:
Thirty-nine healthy adults (20 females, 26.94 ± 7.55 years) completed 70 s trials of stability tests with no dual-task, counting backward under five conditions (in ones, tows, threes, fours, and fives) while standing on a force-plate in three sessions: two sessions were on the same day, and the third session was one-week apart. The repeatability of measurements was tested using repeated-measure analysis of variance, interclass correlation, and standard error of measurements.
Results:
The interclass correlation scores ranged from 0.67 to 0.92, and the standard error of measurements ranged from 2.9% to 13.4%. No significant systematic changes (p < 0.05) occurred between the testing sessions for any backward counting.
Discussion:
The backward counting showed higher reliability when performed in condition 5 (counting backward in five's). The inter-day reliability scores were greater than intera-day reliability.
Conclusions:
Dual-tasking with most backward counting (in ones to fives) is reliable, and a quantitative assessment of the center of pressure could be used to monitor the changes in postural stability between sessions.
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