The Relationship between Single Task, Dual Task Performance and Impulsiveness Personality Traits of Young Adults in the Community
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
2.2.2. Korean Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11-Revised (K-BIS-11-R)
2.3. Study Process
2.4. Analysis Method
3. Results
3.1. Impulsiveness Total Score of All Subjects and Difference in Performance of Three Types of Task
3.2. Correlation of Three Task Performance by Impulsiveness Type of All Subjects
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Frequency (%) | Mean ± SD (Range) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 31 (50) | |
Female | 31 (50) | |
Age | 21.34 ± 1.51 (18–24) | |
Specific illness | ||
Yes | 0 (0) | |
No | 62 (100) | |
Education Level | ||
Below high school | 0 (0) | |
Above college | 62 (100) |
TUG | Mean ± SD (s) | F | p-Value | Scheffe |
---|---|---|---|---|
TUG-alone task (a) | (1) 8.62 ± 1.36 | |||
(2) 8.51 ± 1.27 | 0.154 | 0.875 | (a) = (b) = (c) | |
(3) 8.86 ± 1.29 | ||||
TUG-motor dual task (b) | (1) 9.21 ± 1.42 | |||
(2) 9.15 ± 1.28 | 0.110 | 0.896 | (a) = (b) = (c) | |
(3) 9.46 ± 1.36 | ||||
TUG-cognitive motor dual task (c) | (1) 8.51 ± 1.84 | |||
(2) 9.69 ± 2.16 | 3.272 | 0.045 * | (a) = (b) = (c) | |
(3) 8.99 ± 1.94 |
BIS | TUG-Alone Task | TUG-Motor Dual Task | TUG-Cognitive Motor Dual Task | |||
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r | p-Value | r | p-Value | r | p-Value | |
BIS-total | 0.012 | 0.925 | 0.033 | 0.800 | 0.235 | 0.065 |
BIS-Motor | −0.057 | 0.659 | −0.072 | 0.578 | 0.158 | 0.220 |
BIS-Cognitive | 0.119 | 0.359 | 0.081 | 0.531 | 0.289 | 0.023 * |
BIS-non plan | 0.015 | 0.905 | 0.065 | 0.618 | 0.153 | 0.234 |
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Park, M.-O. The Relationship between Single Task, Dual Task Performance and Impulsiveness Personality Traits of Young Adults in the Community. Healthcare 2020, 8, 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040470
Park M-O. The Relationship between Single Task, Dual Task Performance and Impulsiveness Personality Traits of Young Adults in the Community. Healthcare. 2020; 8(4):470. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040470
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Myoung-Ok. 2020. "The Relationship between Single Task, Dual Task Performance and Impulsiveness Personality Traits of Young Adults in the Community" Healthcare 8, no. 4: 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040470