title: Relationships between balance control and cognitive functions, gait speed, and activities of daily living.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between balance control and cognitive functions, gait speed, and activities of daily living.
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 80 elderly participants with mild cognitive impairment (mean age 67.07 ± 4.3 years) were randomly allocated into the experimental group (n = 40) or the control group (n = 40).
  
  
  METHODS
  Balance control was evaluated by the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest). Cognitive functions were evaluated by the Trail Making Test and the Nine Hole Peg Test. Gait speed was assessed by the Up and Go test with and without dual task. For evaluation of activities of daily living (ADL), the BADLS test was used. The experimental group underwent CogniPlus 20 training sessions twice a week. Both groups had 30 min of physical training daily for 10 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After training, there were five significant correlations found in the experimental group (balance control and visuomotor coordination, psychomotor speed, gait speed with and without cognitive tasks, and activities of daily living). In the control group, one significant correlation was found between balance control and gait speed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cognitive-motor training performed for 10 weeks confirmed more significant relationships between balance control, cognitive functions, gait speed, and activities of daily living, when compared with motor intervention alone.
authors.affiliation: Physiatry, Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation Clinic of the Medical Faculty UPJŠ, Rastislavova 43, 04001, Košice, Slovak Republic. lehag@centrum.sk.
authors.forename: Magdaléna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagovská
authors.affiliation: Private Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic "Čistá Duša" (Clean soul), Highly Specialized Professional Geriatric Institute of Saint Lukas, Strojárenská 13, Košice, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Olekszyová
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D000066492:Cognitive Aging; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D004856:Postural Balance; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000072797:Walking Speed
keywords: Activities of daily living; Balance; Cognitive; Gait