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Lee PA, DuMontier C, Yu W, Ask L, Zhou J, Testa MA, Kim D, Abel G, Travison T, Manor B, Lo OY. Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone Application for Home Measurement of Four-Meter Gait Speed in Older Adults. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:257. [PMID: 38534531 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11030257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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The four-meter gait speed (4MGS) is a recommended physical performance test in older adults but is challenging to implement clinically. We developed a smartphone application (App) with a four-meter ribbon for remote 4MGS testing at home. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of this smartphone App-based assessment of the home 4MGS. We assessed the validity of the smartphone App by comparing it against a gold standard video assessment of the 4MGS conducted by study staff visiting community-dwelling older adults and against the stopwatch-based measurement. Moreover, we assessed the test-retest reliability in two supervised sessions and three additional sessions performed by the participants independently, without staff supervision. The 4MGS measured by the smartphone App was highly correlated with video-based 4MGS (r = 0.94), with minimal differences (mean = 0.07 m/s, ± 1.96 SD = 0.12) across a range of gait speeds. The test-retest reliability for the smartphone App 4MGS was high (ICC values: 0.75 to 0.93). The home 4MGS in older adults can be measured accurately and reliably using a smartphone in the pants pocket and a four-meter strip of ribbon. Leveraging existing technology carried by a significant portion of the older adult population could overcome barriers in busy clinical settings for this well-established objective mobility test.
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- Pei-An Lee
- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02130, USA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Lo OY, Charest S, Margulis H, Lipsitz L, Manor B. Feasibility and Safety of Sequential Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Physical Therapy in Older Adults at Risk of Falling: A Randomized Pilot Study. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl 2023; 5:100288. [PMID: 38163031 PMCID: PMC10757166 DOI: 10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Objective To establish the feasibility and safety of administering transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) immediately prior to physical therapy (PT) sessions in older adults at risk of falls. Design A pilot randomized controlled study. Setting Outpatient geriatric physical therapy clinic. Participants Ten older adults living within supportive housing facilities (86.8±7.9 y/o, 8F) were enrolled in the study. Interventions Participants received tDCS or sham stimulation targeting the left dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, immediately prior to up to 10 of their PT visits. Main Outcome Measures Feasibility, safety, and functional outcomes were reported to inform the design of a larger and more definitive trial. Results Six fallers (88.8±5.0 y/o, 5F) completed the study and received 82.3% of the possible stimulation sessions, suggesting adding a 20-minute session of stimulation immediately prior to PT training sessions, along with pre- and post-assessments is feasible. The blinding strategy was successful and all reported side effects were expected and transient. While feasible and safe, the trial was met with numerous challenges, including selection bias, time and energy commitment, and large variation in functional performance, that must be considered when designing and implementing larger more definitive trials. Conclusion This study provides preliminary evidence about the feasibility, safety, and challenges to combine PT and tDCS in very frail older adults.
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- On-Yee Lo
- Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Lo OY, Manor B. Measuring Gait to Monitor Cognitive Function in Older Adults: An Important Step in the Right Direction. Neurology 2023; 101:10-11. [PMID: 37188540 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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- On-Yee Lo
- From the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Hebrew SeniorLife; Division of Gerontology (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Harvard Medical School (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Boston, MA.
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- From the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Hebrew SeniorLife; Division of Gerontology (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Harvard Medical School (O.-Y.L., B.M.), Boston, MA
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Manor B, Zhou J, Lo OY. Novel Technology-driven Approaches to Enhance Mobility and Reduce Falls in Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:800-801. [PMID: 37165950 PMCID: PMC10172977 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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- Brad Manor
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Zhou J, Cattaneo G, Yu W, Lo OY, Gouskova NA, Delgado-Gallén S, Redondo-Camós M, España-Irla G, Solana-Sánchez J, Tormos JM, Lipsitz LA, Bartrés-Faz D, Pascual-Leone A, Manor B. The age-related contribution of cognitive function to dual-task gait in middle-aged adults in Spain: observations from a population-based study. Lancet Healthy Longev 2023; 4:e98-e106. [PMID: 36870341 PMCID: PMC9992865 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00009-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Poor dual-task gait performance is associated with a risk of falls and cognitive decline in adults aged 65 years or older. When and why dual-task gait performance begins to deteriorate is unknown. This study aimed to characterise the relationships between age, dual-task gait, and cognitive function in middle age (ie, aged 40-64 years). METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of data from community-dwelling adults aged 40-64 years that took part in the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI) study, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study in Barcelona, Spain. Participants were eligible for inclusion if they were able to walk independently without assistance and had completed assessments of both gait and cognition at the time of analysis and ineligble if they could not understand the study protocol, had any clinically diagnosed neurological or psychiatric diseases, were cognitively impaired, or had lower-extremity pain, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis that could cause abnormal gait. Stride time and stride time variability were measured under single-task (ie, walking only) and dual-task (ie, walking while performing serial subtractions) conditions. Dual-task cost (DTC; the percentage increase in the gait outcomes from single-task to dual-task conditions) to each gait outcome was calculated and used as the primary measure in analyses. Global cognitive function and composite scores of five cognitive domains were derived from neuropsychological testing. We used locally estimated scatterplot smoothing to characterise the relationship between age and dual-task gait, and structural equation modelling to establish whether cognitive function mediated the association between observed biological age and dual tasks. FINDINGS 996 people were recruited to the BBHI study between May 5, 2018, and July 7, 2020, of which 640 participants completed gait and cognitive assessments during this time (mean 24 days [SD 34] between first and second visit) and were included in our analysis (342 men and 298 women). Non-linear associations were observed between age and dual-task performance. Starting at 54 years, the DTC to stride time (β=0·27 [95% CI 0·11 to 0·36]; p<0·0001) and stride time variability (0·24 [0·08 to 0·32]; p=0·0006) increased with advancing age. In individuals aged 54 years or older, decreased global cognitive function correlated with increased DTC to stride time (β=-0·27 [-0·38 to -0·11]; p=0·0006) and increased DTC to stride time variability (β=-0·19 [-0·28 to -0·08]; p=0·0002). INTERPRETATION Dual-task gait performance begins to deteriorate in the sixth decade of life and, after this point, interindividual variance in cognition explains a substantial portion of dual-task performance. FUNDING La Caixa Foundation, Institut Guttmann, and Fundació Abertis.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences and August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kahya M, Gouskova N, Lo OY, Zhou J, Cappon D, Pascual-Leone A, Lipsitz L, Manor B. BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING DUAL-TASK STANDING IN OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Innov Aging 2022. [PMCID: PMC9766929 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Performance of a cognitive task while standing disrupts balance in older adults. This disruption is exaggerated in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Moreover, older adults with MCI who exhibit greater dual-task ‘cost’ are more likely to develop falls and dementia. EEG studies suggest that cognitive-motor dual-tasking is associated with brain activity fluctuations originating from central brain regions at specific frequencies, particularly in the alpha-band (8–13 Hz). We hypothesized that older adults with MCI would demonstrate decreased EEG alpha power during dual-task standing compared to healthy controls, and that decreased alpha power would be associated with elevated dual-task cost. We recorded postural sway and EEG in 14 participants with MCI [Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) < 25] and 16 healthy older adults [MoCA>25] as they completed trials of standing with and without serial subtractions. Postural sway metrics were derived, and from EEG we calculated absolute alpha-, theta-, and beta-band powers within a-priori defined regions-of-interest: the left and right anterior, central, and posterior regions. Repeated Measures ANOVA demonstrated that participants with MCI exhibited decreased alpha power in the central regions during dual-task standing compared to healthy controls (p= 0.01). No significant difference was observed for theta and beta-band powers between participants with MCI and healthy controls. In those with MCI, lower alpha power during dual-task standing correlated with increased dual-task cost to postural sway path (worse balance) (r=-0.4, p=0.03). These results provide preliminary evidence that specific patterns of brain activity during dual-tasking are disrupted in MCI and this is associated with elevated dual-task costs.
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- Melike Kahya
- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Harvard Medical School/Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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Kahya M, Gouskova NA, Lo OY, Zhou J, Cappon D, Finnerty E, Pascual-Leone A, Lipsitz LA, Hausdorff JM, Manor B. Brain activity during dual-task standing in older adults. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2022; 19:123. [PMID: 36369027 PMCID: PMC9652829 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-022-01095-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background In older adults, the extent to which performing a cognitive task when standing diminishes postural control is predictive of future falls and cognitive decline. The neurophysiology of such “dual-tasking” and its effect on postural control (i.e., dual-task cost) in older adults are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to use electroencephalography (EEG) to examine the effects of dual-tasking when standing on brain activity in older adults. We hypothesized that compared to single-task “quiet” standing, dual-task standing would decrease alpha power, which has been linked to decreased motor inhibition, as well as increase the ratio of theta to beta power, which has been linked to increased attentional control. Methods Thirty older adults without overt disease completed four separate visits. Postural sway together with EEG (32-channels) were recorded during trials of standing with and without a concurrent verbalized serial subtraction dual-task. Postural control was measured by average sway area, velocity, and path length. EEG metrics included absolute alpha-, theta-, and beta-band powers as well as theta/beta power ratio, within six demarcated regions-of-interest: the left and right anterior, central, and posterior regions of the brain. Results Most EEG metrics demonstrated moderate-to-high between-day test–retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficients > 0.70). Compared with quiet standing, dual-tasking decreased alpha-band power particularly in the central regions bilaterally (p = 0.002) and increased theta/beta power ratio in the anterior regions bilaterally (p < 0.001). A greater increase in theta/beta ratio from quiet standing to dual-tasking in numerous demarcated brain regions correlated with greater dual-task cost (i.e., absolute increase, indicative of worse performance) to postural sway metrics (r = 0.45–0.56, p < 0.01). Lastly, participants who exhibited greater alpha power during dual-tasking in the anterior-right (r = 0.52, p < 0.01) and central-right (r = 0.48, p < 0.01) regions had greater postural sway velocity during dual-tasking. Conclusion In healthy older adults, alpha power and theta/beta power ratio change with dual-task standing. The change in theta/beta power ratio in particular may be related to the ability to regulate standing postural control when simultaneously performing unrelated, attention-demanding cognitive tasks. Modulation of brain oscillatory activity might therefore be a novel target to minimize dual-task cost in older adults.
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Zhou R, Zhou J, Xiao Y, Bi J, Biagi MC, Ruffini G, Gouskova NA, Manor B, Liu Y, Lü J, Lo OY. Network-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation May Modulate Gait Variability in Young Healthy Adults. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:877241. [PMID: 35754767 PMCID: PMC9220095 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.877241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose Previous studies have linked gait variability to resting-state functional connectivity between the dorsal attention network (DAN) and the default network (DN) in the brain. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a novel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paradigm designed to simultaneously facilitate the excitability of the DAN and suppress the excitability of the DN (i.e., DAN+/DN-tDCS) on gait variability and other gait characteristics in young healthy adults. Methods In this double-blinded randomized and sham-controlled study, 48 healthy adults aged 22 ± 2 years received one 20-min session of DAN+/DN-tDCS (n = 24) or no stimulation (the Sham group, n = 24). Immediately before and after stimulation, participants completed a gait assessment under three conditions: walking at self-selected speed (i.e., normal walking), walking as fast as possible (i.e., fast walking), and walking while counting backward (i.e., dual-task walking). Primary outcomes included gait stride time variability and gait stride length variability in normal walking conditions. Secondary outcomes include gait stride time and length variability in fast and dual-task conditions, and other gait metrics derived from the three walking conditions. Results Compared to the Sham group, DAN+/DN-tDCS reduced stride length variability in normal and fast walking conditions, double-limb support time variability in fast and dual-task walking conditions, and step width variability in fast walking conditions. In contrast, DAN+/DN-tDCS did not alter average gait speed or the average value of any other gait metrics as compared to the sham group. Conclusion In healthy young adults, a single exposure to tDCS designed to simultaneously modulate DAN and DN excitability reduced gait variability, yet did not alter gait speed or other average gait metrics, when tested just after stimulation. These results suggest that gait variability may be uniquely regulated by these spatially-distinct yet functionally-connected cortical networks. These results warrant additional research on the short- and longer-term effects of this type of network-based tDCS on the cortical control of walking in younger and older populations.
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- Rong Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- On-Yee Lo
- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jor’dan AJ, Bernad-Elazari H, Mirelman A, Gouskova NA, Lo OY, Hausdorff JM, Manor B. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation May Reduce Prefrontal Recruitment During Dual Task Walking in Functionally Limited Older Adults – A Pilot Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:843122. [PMID: 35360209 PMCID: PMC8963782 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.843122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) improves dual task walking in older adults, when tested just after stimulation. The acute effects of tDCS on the cortical physiology of walking, however, remains unknown. Methods In a previous study, older adults with slow gait and executive dysfunction completed a dual task walking assessment before and after 20 min of tDCS targeting the left dlPFC or sham stimulation. In a subset of seven participants per group, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to quantify left and right prefrontal recruitment defined as the oxygenated hemoglobin response to usual and dual task walking (ΔHbO2), as well as the absolute change in this metric from usual to dual task conditions (i.e., ΔHbO2cost). Paired t-tests examined pre- to post-stimulation differences in each fNIRS metric within each group. Results The tDCS group exhibited pre- to post-stimulation reduction in left prefrontal ΔHbO2cost (p = 0.03). This mitigation of dual task “cost” to prefrontal recruitment was induced primarily by a reduction in left prefrontal ΔHbO2 specifically within the dual task condition (p = 0.001), an effect that was observed in all seven participants within this group. Sham stimulation did not influence ΔHbO2cost or ΔHbO2 in either walking condition (p > 0.35), and neither tDCS nor sham substantially influenced right prefrontal recruitment (p > 0.16). Discussion This preliminary fNIRS data suggests that tDCS over the left dlPFC may modulate prefrontal recruitment, as reflected by a relative reduction in the oxygen consumption of this brain region in response to dual task walking.
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- Azizah J. Jor’dan
- Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Azizah J. Jor’dan,
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Aul C, Park H, DeGutis J, Lo OY, Poole V, Bean J, Leritz E, Esterman M. Evidence for a Specific Association Between Sustained Attention and Gait Speed in Middle-to-Older-Aged Adults. Innov Aging 2021. [PMCID: PMC8681067 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.2647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Although cognitive decline has previously been associated with mobility limitations and frailty, the relationship between sustained attention and gait speed is incompletely characterized. To better quantify the specificity of the sustained attention and gait speed association, we examined the extent to which this relationship is unique rather than accounted for by executive functioning and physical health characteristics. 58 middle-to-older-aged community-dwelling adults without overt illness or diseases (45-90 years old, 21 females) participated in the study. Each participant completed a 4-meter gait speed assessment and validated neuropsychological tests to examine various domains of executive functions including working memory (i.e., Digit Span), inhibitory control (i.e., Stroop Color Word Test), and task switching (i.e., Trail Making Test). Multiple physical and vascular risk factors were also evaluated. Sustained attention was assessed using the gradual onset continuous performance task (gradCPT), a well validated go/no-go sustained attention task. A series of linear regression models were created to examine how different aspects of cognition, including sustained attention and traditional measures of executive functioning, related to gait speed while controlling for a variety of physical and vascular risk factors. Among all predictors, gradCPT accuracy explained the most variance in gait speed (R2 = 0.21, p < 0.001) and was the only significant predictor (β = 0.36, p = 0.01) when accounting for executive functioning and other physical and vascular risk factors. The present results indicate that sustained attention may be uniquely sensitive and mechanistically linked to mobility limitations in middle-to-older adults.
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- Courtney Aul
- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System/BU School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Kahya M, Lo OY, Zhou J, Pascual-Leone A, Lipsitz L, Hausdorff J, Michel C, Manor B. The Cortical Dynamics of Dual-Task Standing in Older Adults. Innov Aging 2021. [PMCID: PMC8680815 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In older adults, the extent to which performing a cognitive task when standing diminishes postural control is predictive of future falls and cognitive decline. The cortical control of such “dual-tasking,” however, remains poorly understood. Electroencephalogram (EEG) studies have demonstrated that the level of attention and cognitive inhibitory activity during cognitive task performance can be quantified by changes in brain activity in specific frequency bands; namely, an increase in theta/beta ratio and a decrease in alpha-band power, respectively. We hypothesized that in older adults, dual-tasking would increase theta/beta ratio and decrease alpha-band power, and, that greater alpha-band power during quiet standing would predict worse dual-task performance. To test this hypothesis, we recorded postural sway and EEG (32-channels) in 30 older adults without overt disease as they completed trials of standing, with and without verbalized serial subtractions, on four separate visits. Postural sway speed, as well as absolute theta/beta power ratio and alpha-band power, were calculated. The theta/beta power ratio and alpha-band power demonstrated high test-retest reliability during quiet and dual-task standing across visits (intra-class correlation coefficients >0.70). Compared with quiet standing, dual-tasking increased theta/beta power ratio (p<0.0001) and decreased alpha-band power (p=0.002). Participants who exhibited greater alpha-band power during quiet standing demonstrated a greater dual-task cost (i.e., percent increase, indicative of worse performance) to postural sway speed (r=0.3, p=0.01). These results suggest that in older adults, dual-tasking while standing increases EEG-derived metrics related to attention, and, that greater cognitive inhibitory activity during quiet standing is associated with worse dual-task standing performance.
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- Melike Kahya
- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Harvard Medical School/Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Lo OY, Halko MA, Devaney KJ, Wayne PM, Lipsitz LA, Manor B. Gait Variability Is Associated With the Strength of Functional Connectivity Between the Default and Dorsal Attention Brain Networks: Evidence From Multiple Cohorts. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 76:e328-e334. [PMID: 34244725 PMCID: PMC8436983 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In older adults, elevated gait variability when walking has been associated with both cognitive impairment and future falls. This study leveraged 3 existing data sets to determine relationships between gait variability and the strength of functional connectivity within and between large-scale brain networks in healthy older adults, those with mild-to-moderate functional impairment, and those with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHOD Gait and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data were extracted from existing data sets on: (i) 12 older adults without overt disease yet with slow gait and mild executive dysfunction; (ii) 12 older adults with intact cognitive-motor function and age- and sex-matched to the first cohort; and (iii) 15 individuals with PD. Gait variability (%, coefficient of variation of stride time) during preferred walking speed was measured and correlated with the degree of functional connectivity within and between 7 established large-scale functional brain networks. RESULTS Regression models adjusted for age and sex revealed that in each cohort, those with less gait variability exhibited greater negative correlation between fluctuations in resting-state brain activity between the default network and the dorsal attention network (functionally limited older: β = 4.38, p = .027; healthy older: β = 1.66, p = .032; PD: β = 1.65, p = .005). No other within- or between-network connectivity outcomes were consistently related to gait variability across all 3 cohorts. CONCLUSION These results provide strong evidence that gait variability is uniquely related to functional connectivity between the default network and the dorsal attention network, and that this relationship may be independent of both functional status and underlying brain disease.
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- On-Yee Lo
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Address correspondence to: On-Yee Lo, PhD, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, 1200 Centre St., Boston, MA 02131, USA. E-mail:
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Park H, Aul C, DeGutis J, Lo OY, Poole VN, McGlinchey R, Bean JF, Leritz E, Esterman M. Evidence for a Specific Association Between Sustained Attention and Gait Speed in Middle-to-Older-Aged Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:703434. [PMID: 34290601 PMCID: PMC8289388 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.703434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Although cognitive decline has previously been associated with mobility limitations and frailty, the relationship between sustained attention and gait speed is incompletely characterized. To better quantify the specificity of the sustained attention and gait speed association, we examined the extent to which this relationship is unique rather than accounted for by executive functioning and physical health characteristics. 58 middle-to-older-aged community-dwelling adults without overt evidence of cognitive impairment (45-90 years old; 21 females) participated in the study. Each participant completed a 4-meter gait speed assessment and validated neuropsychological tests to examine various domains of executive functioning including working memory (i.e., Digit Span), inhibitory control (i.e., D-KEFS Color-Word Interference), and task switching (i.e., D-KEFS Number/Letter Switching). Multiple physical and vascular risk factors were also evaluated. Sustained attention was assessed using the gradual onset continuous performance task (gradCPT), a well-validated go/no-go sustained attention task. A series of linear regression models were used to examine how different aspects of cognition, including sustained attention and traditional measures of executive functioning, related to gait speed while controlling for a variety of physical and vascular risk factors. Among all predictors, gradCPT accuracy explained the most variance in gait speed (R 2 = 0.19, p < 0.001) and was the only significant predictor (β = 0.35, p = 0.01) when accounting for executive functioning and other physical and vascular risk factors. The present results indicate that sustained attention may be uniquely sensitive and mechanistically linked to mobility limitations in middle-to-older adults.
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- Hannah Park
- Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory (BALLAB), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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- Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory (BALLAB), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
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- Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory (BALLAB), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- New England Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Center (NEGRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
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- New England Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Center (NEGRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- New England Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Center (NEGRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
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- Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory (BALLAB), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Zhou J, Manor B, Yu W, Lo OY, Gouskova N, Salvador R, Katz R, Cornejo Thumm P, Brozgol M, Ruffini G, Pascual-Leone A, Lipsitz LA, Hausdorff JM. Targeted tDCS Mitigates Dual-Task Costs to Gait and Balance in Older Adults. Ann Neurol 2021; 90:428-439. [PMID: 34216034 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Among older adults, the ability to stand or walk while performing cognitive tasks (ie, dual-tasking) requires coordinated activation of several brain networks. In this multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, and sham-controlled study, we examined the effects of modulating the excitability of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) and the primary sensorimotor cortex (SM1) on dual-task performance "costs" to standing and walking. METHODS Fifty-seven older adults without overt illness or disease completed 4 separate study visits during which they received 20 minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) optimized to facilitate the excitability of the L-DLPFC and SM1 simultaneously, or each region separately, or neither region (sham). Before and immediately after stimulation, participants completed a dual-task paradigm in which they were asked to stand and walk with and without concurrent performance of a serial-subtraction task. RESULTS tDCS simultaneously targeting the L-DLPFC and SM1, as well as tDCS targeting the L-DLPFC alone, mitigated dual-task costs to standing and walking to a greater extent than tDCS targeting SM1 alone or sham (p < 0.02). Blinding efficacy was excellent and participant subjective belief in the type of stimulation received (real or sham) did not contribute to the observed functional benefits of tDCS. INTERPRETATION These results demonstrate that in older adults, dual-task decrements may be amenable to change and implicate L-DPFC excitability as a modifiable component of the control system that enables dual-task standing and walking. tDCS may be used to improve resilience and the ability of older results to walk and stand under challenging conditions, potentially enhancing everyday functioning and reducing fall risks. ANN NEUROL 2021.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.,Guttman Brain Health Institute, Institut Guttmann de Neurorehabilitació, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Shi S, Lo OY, Newmeyer N, Bakaev I, Kim DH. Recovery from Coronavirus Disease 2019 among Older Adults in Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021; 22:1138-1141.e1. [PMID: 33894176 PMCID: PMC8041178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objectives To examine functional outcomes of post-acute care for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Design Retrospective cohort. Setting and Participants Seventy-three community-dwelling adults ≥65 years of age admitted for post-acute care from 2 SNFs from March 15, 2020, to May 30, 2020. Measure(s) COVID-19 status was determined from chart review. Frailty was measured with a deficit accumulation frailty index (FI), categorized into nonfrail, mild frailty, and moderate-to-severe frailty. The primary outcome was community discharge. Secondary outcomes included change in functional status from SNF admission to discharge, based on modified Barthel index (mBI) and continuous functional scale scored by physical (PT) and occupational therapists (OT). Results Among 73 admissions (31 COVID-19 negative, 42 COVID-19 positive), mean [standard deviation (SD)] age was 83.5 (8.8) and 42 (57.5%) were female, with mean FI of 0.31 (0.01) with no differences by COVID-19 status. The mean length of SNF stay for rehabilitation was 21.2 days (SD 11.1) for COVID-19 negative with 20 (64.5%) patients discharged to community, compared to 23.0 (SD 12.2) and 31 (73.8%) among patients who tested positive for COVID-19. Among those discharged to the community, all groups improved in mBI, PT, and OT score. Those with moderate-to-severe frailty (FI >0.35) had lower mBI scores on discharge [92.0 (6.7) not frail, 81.0 (15.4) mild frailty, 48.6 (20.4) moderate-to-severe frailty; P = .002], lower PT scores on discharge [54.2 (3.9) nonfrail, 51.5 (8.0) mild frailty, 37.1 (9.7) moderate-to-severe frailty; P = .002], and lower OT score on discharge [52.9 (3.2) nonfrail, 45.8 (9.4) mild frailty, 32.4 (7.4) moderate or worse frailty; P = .001]. Conclusions and Implications Older adults admitted to a SNF for post-acute care with COVID-19 had community discharge rates and functional improvement comparable to a COVID-19 negative group. However, those who are frailer at admission tended to have lower function at discharge.
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- Sandra Shi
- Department of Medicine, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA; Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA; Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Lo OY, Conboy LA, Rukhadze A, Georgetti C, Gagnon MM, Manor B, Lachman ME, Lipsitz LA, Wayne PM. In the Eyes of Those Who Were Randomized: Perceptions of Disadvantaged Older Adults in a Tai Chi Trial. Gerontologist 2020; 60:672-682. [PMID: 30544227 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gny165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Older adults living in subsidized housing have typically been excluded from exercise intervention studies. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the perceived physical, psychological, social, and economic factors that influenced participation in and adherence to a year-long Tai Chi intervention within an ongoing cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) for older adults living within subsidized housing facilities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Focus groups were held with participants of the RCT who were allocated to the trial's Tai Chi intervention. Individual phone interviews were conducted with those allocated to Tai Chi who had low adherence or who had withdrawn their participation from the study. Emergent themes were extracted using grounded-theory methods. RESULTS In this qualitative study, we enrolled 41 participants who were allocated to the RCT's Tai Chi intervention: 38 completed and 3 withdrew from the study. Average Tai Chi class attendance was 64.3%. Pragmatic factors that led to higher adherence and retention included: locating classes within each facility; providing programs at no cost; and deployment of a skilled research support team. In addition, the use of an accessible, simplified Tai Chi program improved confidence, social support, self-efficacy, and self-reported improvements in physical and psychological well-being. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS Perceived physical, psychological, social benefits, and self-efficacy likely enhance adherence and retention to research-based Tai Chi interventions for older adults. Delivering an on-site, no cost, and supportive program appears critical to overcoming financial and environmental barriers to participation for those living within subsidized housing.
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- On-Yee Lo
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- New England School of Acupuncture, Newton, Massachusetts
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- New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zhou J, Poole V, Wooten T, Lo OY, Iloputaife I, Manor B, Esterman M, Lipsitz LA. Multiscale Dynamics of Spontaneous Brain Activity Is Associated With Walking Speed in Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; 75:1566-1571. [PMID: 31585008 PMCID: PMC7357585 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In older adults, compromised white matter tract integrity within the brain has been linked to impairments in mobility. We contend that poorer integrity disrupts mobility by altering the processing of sensorimotor and cognitive and attentional resources in neural networks. The richness of information processing in a given network can be quantified by calculating the complexity of resting-state functional MRI time series. We hypothesized that (i) older adults with lower brain complexity, specifically within sensorimotor, executive, and attention networks, would exhibit slower walking speed and greater dual-task costs (ie, dual-task cost) and (ii) such complexity would mediate the effect of white matter integrity on these metrics of mobility. METHODS Fifty-three older adults completed a walking assessment and a neuroimaging protocol. Brain complexity was quantified by calculating the multiscale entropy of the resting-state functional MRI signal within seven previously defined functional networks. The white matter integrity across structures of the corpus callosum was quantified using fractional anisotropy. RESULTS Participants with lower resting-state complexity within the sensorimotor, executive, and attention networks walked more slowly under single- and dual-task (ie, walking while performing a serial-subtraction task) conditions (β > 0.28, p ≤ .01) and had a greater dual-task cost (β < -0.28, p < .04). Complexity in these networks mediated the influence of the corpus callosum genu on both single- (indirect effects > 0.15, 95% confidence intervals = 0.02-0.32) and dual-task walking speeds (indirect effects > 0.13, 95% confidence intervals = 0.02-0.33). CONCLUSION These results suggest that the multiscale dynamics of resting-state brain activity correlate with mobility and mediate the effect of the microstructural integrity in the corpus callosum genu on walking speed in older adults.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zhou J, Lo OY, Halko MA, Harrison R, Lipsitz LA, Manor B. The functional implications and modifiability of resting-state brain network complexity in older adults. Neurosci Lett 2020; 720:134775. [PMID: 31972253 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The dynamics of the resting-state activity in brain functional networks are complex, containing meaningful patterns over multiple temporal scales. Such physiologic complexity is often diminished in older adults. Here we aim to examine if the resting-state complexity within functional brain networks is sensitive to functional status in older adults and if repeated exposure to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) would modulate such complexity. Twelve older adults with slow gait and mild-to-moderate executive dysfunction and 12 age- and sex-matched controls completed a baseline resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI). Ten participants in the functionally-limited group then completed ten 20-minute sessions of real (n = 6) or sham (n = 4) tDCS targeting the left prefrontal cortex over a two-week period as well as a follow-up rs-fMRI. The resting-state complexity associated with seven functional networks was quantified by averaging the multiscale entropy (MSE) of the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) time-series for all voxels within each network. Compared to controls, functionally-limited group exhibited lower complexity in the motor, ventral attention, limbic, executive and default mode networks (F > 6.3, p < 0.02). Within this group, those who received tDCS exhibited greater complexity within the ventral, executive and limbic networks (p < 0.04) post intervention as compared to baseline, while no significant changes in sham group was observed. This study provides preliminary evidence that older adults with functional limitations had diminished complexity of resting-state brain network activity and repeated exposure to tDCS may increase that resting-state complexity, warranting future studies to establish such complexity as a marker of brain health in older adults.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Manor B, Zhou J, Lo OY, Katz R, Brozgol M, Thumm PC, Ruffini G, Hausdorff JM. TARGETED TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION IMPROVES DUAL-TASK WALKING PERFORMANCE IN OLDER ADULTS. Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6844967 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In older adults, the ability to walk while engaged in an unrelated cognitive task (i.e., dual tasking) depends upon activation of both motor and cognitive brain networks. Noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can facilitate the excitability of specific brain regions and their connected neural networks. In this multi-site, randomized controlled within-subject cross-over study, we tested the effects of single, 20-minute sessions of tDCS targeting 1) the primary motor cortex (M1), 2) the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC, a primary region subserving cognitive function), 3) both M1 and left dlPFC, or 4) neither region (sham). Forty-eight older adults free of overt illness or disease (mean±SD age=75±6 years, 35 women) completed four study visits at least 72 hours apart, during which dual task gait was assessed before and after tDCS administration. Stimulation was delivered using the Starstim™ system (Neuroelectrics Corp) and the same array of six gel electrodes to ensure double-blinding. Participants were successfully blinded to tDCS condition and reported no unexpected tDCS side effects. Repeated-measures ANOVAs adjusted for age and sex revealed that the dual task cost to gait speed was smaller (i.e., better and closer to zero) following tDCS that targeted both M1 and the left dlPFC, as well as the left dlPFC alone, compared to all other time points (condition-time interaction: F=3.0, p=0.04). The dual task costs following these two types of stimulation were similar. These results suggest that noninvasive facilitation of cognitive-motor brain network excitability leads to acute improvement in dual task performance in older adults.
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- Brad Manor
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Neuroelectrics Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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- Center for the study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Zhou J, Yu W, Zhu H, Lo OY, Travison T, Lipsitz L, Manor B. NOVEL REMOTE ASSESSMENT OF THE STANDING POSTURAL CONTROL IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS USING SMARTPHONE APPLICATION. Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6840228 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In older adults, assessment of standing postural control under various task and/or environmental conditions provides valuable insight into cognitive-motor function. To date, however, such assessments have been limited primarily to laboratory or clinical settings. We therefore created a smartphone App to enable remote assessments of postural control. This App provides users with standardized multi-media instructions and harnesses the phone’s internal motion sensors to capture postural sway, with the phone placed in the user’s pants pocket, during trials of standing with eyes open, eyes-closed, and while performing serial-subtractions (i.e., dual tasking). We then established the test-retest reliability of several metrics of postural sway derived from this assessment tool, as well as their sensitivity to the effect of age and standing condition. Fifteen healthy younger and 15 older adults completed multiple standing trials in two separate laboratory visits and on three separate days in their own homes. Postural sway metrics included the mean distance from the center of the trajectory and root mean square were derived from both transverse-plane acceleration and angular velocity time series. Each sway metric demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability, even when analyzed separately by group and standing condition (ICCs: 0.78-0.89). Moreover, each metric was sensitive to age group and standing condition, such that greater sway was observed in older adults as compared to younger adults (p<0.03), and in more challenging standing conditions (p<0.0001). These results suggest that sensitive metrics of standing postural control may be reliably obtained from remote smartphone-based assessments in both younger and older adults.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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Poole VN, Lo OY, Wooten T, Iloputaife I, Lipsitz LA, Esterman M. Motor-Cognitive Neural Network Communication Underlies Walking Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:159. [PMID: 31379552 PMCID: PMC6647911 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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While walking was once thought to be a highly automated process, it requires higher-level cognition with older age. Like other cognitive tasks, it also becomes further challenged with increased cognitive load (e.g., the addition of an unrelated dual task) and often results in poorer performance (e.g., slower speed). It is not well known, however, how intrinsic neural network communication relates to walking speed, nor to this "cost" to gait performance; i.e., "dual-task cost (DTC)." The current study investigates the relationship between network connectivity, using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), and individual differences in older adult walking speed. Fifty participants (35 females; 84 ± 4.5 years) from the MOBILIZE Boston Study cohort underwent an MRI protocol and completed a gait assessment during two conditions: walking quietly at a preferred pace and while concurrently performing a serial subtraction task. Within and between neural network connectivity measures were calculated from rs-fMRI and were correlated with walking speeds and the DTC (i.e., the percent change in speed between conditions). Among the rs-fMRI correlates, faster walking was associated with increased connectivity between motor and cognitive networks and decreased connectivity between limbic and cognitive networks. Smaller DTC was associated with increased connectivity within the motor network and increased connectivity between the ventral attention and executive networks. These findings support the importance of both motor network integrity as well as inter-network connectivity amongst higher-level cognitive networks in older adults' ability to maintain mobility, particularly under dual-task (DT) conditions.
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- Victoria N. Poole
- Center for Translational Research in Mobility & Falls, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Translational Research in Mobility & Falls, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Translational Research in Mobility & Falls, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Translational Research in Mobility & Falls, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans (NeRVe) Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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Lipsitz LA, Macklin EA, Travison TG, Manor B, Gagnon P, Tsai T, Aizpurúa II, Lo OY, Wayne PM. A Cluster Randomized Trial of Tai Chi vs Health Education in Subsidized Housing: The MI-WiSH Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 67:1812-1819. [PMID: 31116883 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Tai Chi (TC) may benefit older adults with a variety of diseases and disabilities. We tested the hypothesis that TC improves physical function in older adults living in low-income housing facilities. DESIGN Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING Subsidized housing facilities in Boston, Massachusetts, and neighboring communities. PARTICIPANTS Volunteers were recruited from 15 facilities. The 180 randomized participants were 60 years of age or older, able to understand English and participate in TC, expected to remain in the facility for 1 year, and able to walk independently. INTERVENTION TC classes were conducted in the housing facilities twice/week for 1 year and compared with monthly health promotion educational classes and social calls. MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome was physical function measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Secondary outcomes included other aspects of physical and cognitive function, and falls. RESULTS An interim analysis revealed less improvement over 12 months in SPPB scores among TC participants (+.20 units; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -.20 to +.60; P = .69) vs control participants (+.51 units; 95% CI = +.15 to +.87; P = .007), a difference of -.31 units (95% CI = -.66 to .04; P = .082). This met the criterion for futility, and the Data Safety Monitoring Board recommended trial termination. No differences were found in 6- or 12-month changes favoring TC in any secondary outcomes or adverse events. CONCLUSION In older adults with multiple chronic conditions living in subsidized housing facilities, 6 and 12 months of twice/week TC classes were not associated with improvements in functional health. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1812-1819, 2019.
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- Lewis A Lipsitz
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Lo OY, van Donkelaar P, Chou LS. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation over right posterior parietal cortex on attention function in healthy young adults. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 49:1623-1631. [PMID: 30667550 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Attention involves three distinct networks for alerting, orienting, and executive control. Interventions targeting the specific attentional networks remain lacking. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to modulate cortical excitability, which potentially serves as an interventional tool to treat individuals with attention impairment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of applying tDCS over the right posterior parietal cortex (PPC) on the performance of the three attentional networks. Twenty-six healthy young adults performed the Attention Network Test before and after anodal or sham tDCS stimulation over the right PPC. The alerting, orienting, and executive effects were assessed before and after the stimulation. The results demonstrated that the orienting effect was significantly improved after real tDCS relative to sham, whereas the alerting and executive control effects remained unaffected. Consistent with previous clinical and functional imaging studies, this suggests that the right PPC is actively engaged with the spatial orienting of attention.
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- On-Yee Lo
- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.,Department of Physical Education, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Manor B, Zhou J, Harrison R, Lo OY, Travison TG, Hausdorff JM, Pascual-Leone A, Lipsitz L. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation May Improve Cognitive-Motor Function in Functionally Limited Older Adults. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2018; 32:788-798. [PMID: 30132389 PMCID: PMC6143414 DOI: 10.1177/1545968318792616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention with the anode placed over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and cathode over the right supraorbital region, on cognition, mobility, and "dual-task" standing and walking in older adults with mild-to-moderate motor and cognitive impairments. METHODS A double-blinded, block-randomized, sham-controlled trial was conducted in 18 nondemented, ambulatory adults aged ⩾65 years with slow walking speed (⩽1.0 m/s) and "executive" dysfunction (Trail Making Test B score ⩽25th percentile of age- and education-matched norms). Interventions included ten 20-minute sessions of tDCS or sham stimulation. Cognition, mobility, and dual-task standing and walking were assessed at baseline, postintervention, and 2 weeks thereafter. Dual tasking was also assessed immediately before and after the first tDCS session. RESULTS Intervention compliance was high (mean ± SD = 9.5 ± 1.1 sessions) and no unexpected or serious side effects were reported. tDCS, compared with sham, induced improvements in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment total score ( P = .03) and specifically within the executive function subscore of this test ( P = .002), and in several metrics of dual-task standing and walking ( P < .05). Each of these effects persisted for 2 weeks. tDCS had no effect on the Timed Up-and-Go test of mobility or the Geriatric Depression Scale. Those participants who exhibited larger improvements in dual-task standing posture following the first tDCS session exhibited larger cognitive-motor improvements following 2 weeks of tDCS ( P < .04). INTERPRETATION tDCS intervention designed to stimulate the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may improve executive function and dual tasking in older adults with functional limitations.
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- Brad Manor
- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience and Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, Il
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Division for Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Institut Guttman de Neurorehabilitacio, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Manor B, Yu W, Zhu H, Harrison R, Lo OY, Lipsitz L, Travison T, Pascual-Leone A, Zhou J. Smartphone App-Based Assessment of Gait During Normal and Dual-Task Walking: Demonstration of Validity and Reliability. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018; 6:e36. [PMID: 29382625 PMCID: PMC5811655 DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.8815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Walking is a complex cognitive motor task that is commonly completed while performing another task such as talking or making decisions. Gait assessments performed under normal and "dual-task" walking conditions thus provide important insights into health. Such assessments, however, are limited primarily to laboratory-based settings. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to create and test a smartphone-based assessment of normal and dual-task walking for use in nonlaboratory settings. METHODS We created an iPhone app that used the phone's motion sensors to record movements during walking under normal conditions and while performing a serial-subtraction dual task, with the phone placed in the user's pants pocket. The app provided the user with multimedia instructions before and during the assessment. Acquired data were automatically uploaded to a cloud-based server for offline analyses. A total of 14 healthy adults completed 2 laboratory visits separated by 1 week. On each visit, they used the app to complete three 45-second trials each of normal and dual-task walking. Kinematic data were collected with the app and a gold-standard-instrumented GAITRite mat. Participants also used the app to complete normal and dual-task walking trials within their homes on 3 separate days. Within laboratory-based trials, GAITRite-derived heel strikes and toe-offs of the phone-side leg aligned with smartphone acceleration extrema, following filtering and rotation to the earth coordinate system. We derived stride times-a clinically meaningful metric of locomotor control-from GAITRite and app data, for all strides occurring over the GAITRite mat. We calculated stride times and the dual-task cost to the average stride time (ie, percentage change from normal to dual-task conditions) from both measurement devices. We calculated similar metrics from home-based app data. For these trials, periods of potential turning were identified via custom-developed algorithms and omitted from stride-time analyses. RESULTS Across all detected strides in the laboratory, stride times derived from the app and GAITRite mat were highly correlated (P<.001, r2=.98). These correlations were independent of walking condition and pocket tightness. App- and GAITRite-derived stride-time dual-task costs were also highly correlated (P<.001, r2=.95). The error of app-derived stride times (mean 16.9, SD 9.0 ms) was unaffected by the magnitude of stride time, walking condition, or pocket tightness. For both normal and dual-task trials, average stride times derived from app walking trials demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability within and between both laboratory and home-based assessments (intraclass correlation coefficient range .82-.94). CONCLUSIONS The iPhone app we created enabled valid and reliable assessment of stride timing-with the smartphone in the pocket-during both normal and dual-task walking and within both laboratory and nonlaboratory environments. Additional work is warranted to expand the functionality of this tool to older adults and other patient populations.
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- Brad Manor
- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Interventional Cognitive Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, United States
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Zhou J, Lo OY, Lipsitz LA, Zhang J, Fang J, Manor B. Transcranial direct current stimulation enhances foot sole somatosensation when standing in older adults. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:795-802. [PMID: 29335751 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5178-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Foot-sole somatosensation is critical for safe mobility in older adults. Somatosensation arises when afferent input activates a neural network that includes the primary somatosensory cortex. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as a strategy to increase somatosensory cortical excitability, may, therefore, enhance foot-sole somatosensation. We hypothesized that a single session of tDCS would improve foot-sole somatosensation, and thus mobility, in older adults. Twenty healthy older adults completed this randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study consisting of two visits separated by one week. On each visit, standing vibratory threshold (SVT) of each foot and the timed-up-and-go test (TUG) of mobility were assessed immediately before and after a 20-min session of tDCS (2.0 mA) or sham stimulation with the anode placed over C3 (according to the 10/20 EEG placement system) and the cathode over the contralateral supraorbital margin. tDCS condition order was randomized. SVT was measured with a shoe insole system. This system automatically ramped up, or down, the amplitude of applied vibrations and the participant stated when they could or could no longer feel the vibration, such that lower SVT reflected better somatosensation. The SVTs of both foot soles were lower following tDCS as compared to sham and both pre-test conditions [F(1,76) > 3.4, p < 0.03]. A trend towards better TUG performance following tDCS was also observed [F(1,76) = 2.4, p = 0.07]. Greater improvement in SVT (averaged across feet) moderately correlated with greater improvement in TUG performance (r = 0.48, p = 0.03). These results suggest that tDCS may enhance lower-extremity somatosensory function, and potentially mobility, in healthy older adults.
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- Junhong Zhou
- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, USA. .,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. .,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. .,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China. .,College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.,College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Roslindale, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Lo OY, Halko MA, Zhou J, Harrison R, Lipsitz LA, Manor B. Gait Speed and Gait Variability Are Associated with Different Functional Brain Networks. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:390. [PMID: 29249961 PMCID: PMC5715372 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Gait speed and gait variability are clinically meaningful markers of locomotor control that are suspected to be regulated by multiple supraspinal control mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between these gait parameters and the functional connectivity of brain networks in functionally limited older adults. Twelve older adults with mild-to-moderate cognition "executive" dysfunction and relatively slow gait, yet free from neurological diseases, completed a gait assessment and a resting-state fMRI. Gait speed and variability were associated with the strength of functional connectivity of different brain networks. Those with faster gait speed had stronger functional connectivity within the frontoparietal control network (R = 0.61, p = 0.04). Those with less gait variability (i.e., steadier walking patterns) exhibited stronger negative functional connectivity between the dorsal attention network and the default network (R = 0.78, p < 0.01). No other significant relationships between gait metrics and the strength of within- or between- network functional connectivity was observed. Results of this pilot study warrant further investigation to confirm that gait speed and variability are linked to different brain networks in vulnerable older adults.
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Affiliation(s)
- On-Yee Lo
- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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Dual-task obstacle crossing gait paradigms are commonly adopted to examine how attentional demands are associated with sensory-motor processing during obstacle crossing. Various attention tasks have been used with mixed findings. This raises a question whether and how different attention tasks would affect motor function differently. Therefore, we examined and compared the effects of two visual attention tasks on obstacle crossing in healthy young adults. In the first experiment, 10 young adults responded to a 200[Formula: see text]ms visuospatial attention task during the approaching phase of obstacle crossing. In the second experiment, another 10 young adults responded to a visual Stroop task while approaching and crossing an obstacle. In both experiments, subjects completed an obstacle crossing only, a visual attention only, or a dual-task obstacle crossing condition in a random order. Dual-task costs were calculated for each visual attention task on the accuracy rates, toe-obstacle clearances and gait velocities. Two tripping incidences occurred only in the dual-task condition with visuospital attention task. Trailing toe-obstacle clearance reduced in the dual-task condition with visuospital attention task, but toe-obstacle clearances of both limbs increased in the dual-task condition with Stroop task. Gait velocities were not affected by the visuospatial attention task but were significantly reduced when concurrently performing the Stroop task. Dual-task costs were significantly different between two experiments on the gait velocity and toe clearances, but not on the accuracy rate. Our findings demonstrated that different visual attention tasks lead to distinct modifications on obstacle crossing behaviors.
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- On-Yee Lo
- Motion Analysis Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403, United States
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- Motion Analysis Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403, United States
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