Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease
Background Cell phones are part of peoples' lives. The literature indicates risks when cell phones are used during a secondary motor task. Studies addressing this topic in people with Parkinson's disease are still scarce. Objective To investigate the impact of daily dual tasks w...
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| author | Tayla Borges Lino Milena Nunes de Oliveira da Silva Isabela Corrêa de Paula Sarah Jane Lemos de Melo Suzi Rosa Miziara Barbosa Gustavo Christofoletti |
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| description | Background Cell phones are part of peoples' lives. The literature indicates risks when cell phones are used during a secondary motor task. Studies addressing this topic in people with Parkinson's disease are still scarce.
Objective To investigate the impact of daily dual tasks with cell phone on balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, compared to healthy control peers.
Methods Participants with Parkinson's disease and controls underwent three motor tasks: (1) Standing and walking without using a cell phone; (2) Standing and walking while talking on the phone; and (3) Standing and walking while texting messages on the phone. Assessments involved balance and mobility tests. Statistical analysis was performed with multivariate analysis of variance, comparing main effect for group (Parkinson's disease × control), task (using × not using cell phone) and interactions (group × task). Significance was set at 5%. Effect sizes are reported.
Results Participants with Parkinson's disease showed worse balance (p = 0.001, effect size of 0.471) and mobility (p = 0.001, effect size of 0.472) than control peers. The use of cell phone while performing a secondary motor task affected both groups (p = 0.005, effect size of 0.673 for balance and p = 0.001, effect size of 0.549 for mobility). The dual task impact, however, was higher in the Parkinson's disease group (p = 0.009, effect size of 0.407 for mobility).
Conclusion Daily dual tasks with cell phones increase imbalance and mobility risks in Parkinson's disease. People should be careful when using their cell phone while standing or walking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c3932857a0c44c2968bb20bf69f91d12023-05-31T12:26:16ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272023-04-01810437738310.1055/s-0043-1767825Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's diseaseTayla Borges Lino0Milena Nunes de Oliveira da Silva1Isabela Corrêa de Paula2Sarah Jane Lemos de Melo3Suzi Rosa Miziara Barbosa4Gustavo Christofoletti5Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Saúde, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Saúde, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Saúde, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Saúde, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Campo Grande MS, Brazil.Background Cell phones are part of peoples' lives. The literature indicates risks when cell phones are used during a secondary motor task. Studies addressing this topic in people with Parkinson's disease are still scarce. Objective To investigate the impact of daily dual tasks with cell phone on balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, compared to healthy control peers. Methods Participants with Parkinson's disease and controls underwent three motor tasks: (1) Standing and walking without using a cell phone; (2) Standing and walking while talking on the phone; and (3) Standing and walking while texting messages on the phone. Assessments involved balance and mobility tests. Statistical analysis was performed with multivariate analysis of variance, comparing main effect for group (Parkinson's disease × control), task (using × not using cell phone) and interactions (group × task). Significance was set at 5%. Effect sizes are reported. Results Participants with Parkinson's disease showed worse balance (p = 0.001, effect size of 0.471) and mobility (p = 0.001, effect size of 0.472) than control peers. The use of cell phone while performing a secondary motor task affected both groups (p = 0.005, effect size of 0.673 for balance and p = 0.001, effect size of 0.549 for mobility). The dual task impact, however, was higher in the Parkinson's disease group (p = 0.009, effect size of 0.407 for mobility). Conclusion Daily dual tasks with cell phones increase imbalance and mobility risks in Parkinson's disease. People should be careful when using their cell phone while standing or walking.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1767825parkinson diseasecell phoneattentional biasmobility limitationaccidental falls |
| spellingShingle | Tayla Borges Lino Milena Nunes de Oliveira da Silva Isabela Corrêa de Paula Sarah Jane Lemos de Melo Suzi Rosa Miziara Barbosa Gustavo Christofoletti Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria parkinson disease cell phone attentional bias mobility limitation accidental falls |
| title | Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_full | Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_fullStr | Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_short | Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_sort | using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with parkinson s disease |
| topic | parkinson disease cell phone attentional bias mobility limitation accidental falls |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1767825 |
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