چکیده:
Background. Previous studies have shown that postural stability can be enhanced by directing performers’ attention to the effects of their movements (external focus), rather than to the body movements producing the effect (internal focus).
Objectives. This study aimed to investigate the effects of attentional focus and a Supra postural task on postural control in older adults.
Methods. The study method involved the focus of attention which was manipulated by instructing subjects to hold a glass full of water while focusing on either hand or glass. The center of pressure (COP) tests were performed on the participants in the following four conditions: baseline, control, the external focus of attention (EFA), and the internal focus of attention (IFA). Balance assessment and training were conducted using the Biodex Stability System (BSS).
Results. Analysis of variance with repeated measures showed that attentional focus affected both the postural and the supra-postural task (p<0.05). Also, the results of independent t-test showed that no significant difference existed between internal-external focus conditions (p<0.05).
Conclusion. This study suggests that application of automatic control processes can be facilitated by simply directing performers’ attention away from their own movements
خلاصه ماشینی:
This study aimed to investigate the effects of attentional focus and a Supra postural task on posturalcontrol in older adults.
The center of pressure (COP)tests were performed on the participants in the following four conditions: baseline, control, the external focus ofattention (EFA), and the internal focus of attention (IFA).
31-37, Autumn 2018 Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Suprapostural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults1Tayebeh Baniasadi*, 2Mehdi Namazizadeh, 3Mahmoud Sheikh1Tehran University, Kish International Campus, Kish Island, Iran.
Similarly, when balancing using astabilometer, more effective learning was shownwhen participants attention was directed towardsan external versus internal focus (3).
Recent evidence suggeststhat removing attention from postural control byusing either an external focus or a Supra posturaltask will improve stability in healthy young adults.
Thus, this study aims to examine the effect ofexternal and internal focus of attention and a Suprapostural task on postural control in older adults.
DISCUSSIONThe purpose of the present study was toinvestigate the differential effect of internal andexternal attentional focus instructions on posturalcontrol and supra-postural (SP) performance.
Thatis, both attentional focus conditions (internal,external) resulted in greater postural sway thanwas the case without the addition of the suprapostural task (control).
Continuous cognitive task promotes greater postural stability than an internal orexternal focus of attention in older adults.
Instructions for motor learning: Differential effects of internal versus external focus ofattention.
Attentional Focus on Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Older Adults 37Baniasadi, T.
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