The objective of this feasibility study was to determine for the elderly at-risk for falls the effects of a 10-week program in Argentine Tango dancing or Walking on cognition. Thirty healthy community dwelling seniors (60+) were recruited to take part in the study. They were evaluated at baseline, post-intervention and follow-up on divided attention (Walking-While-Talking) and working memory tasks. It was found that Tango dancing significantly improved divided attention capabilities while the Walk program significantly improved working memory. These findings need to be replicated with a larger number of subjects.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.101718 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Jacobson, Allison. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | © Allison Jacobson, 2006 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002587421, proquestno: AAIMR32832, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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