“Effect of Decline in Different Cognitive Domains on Dual Task Performances Among Stable COPD Individuals”

Abstract

Objectives: COPD patients suffer from different respiratory consequences but they also suffer from extra-respiratory consequences which impair their quality of life, one of which is cognitive decline so this study is aimed to contribute to change the perspective of recommendation of exercises to COPD subjects keeping the cognitive decline in mind which could lead to balance issues thus further leading to depression and anxiety

Methods: Total 50 patients were taken and were divided into two groups on the basis of MMSE score. Subjects in both the groups were asked to perform few tests and their data was noted. Those tests were Static Balance, Dynamic Balance and tests for Dual task training (Single motor, Cognitive Dual task training, Motor Dual task training).

The MMSE score of each subject was calculated domain-wise and the affected domains per subject were also noted down.

Results: The association of all the variables with particular domain was calculated using PEARSON’S CHI SQUARE TEST and significant and non-significant result came out domain-wise.

Conclusion:

• Cognitive domain 2 (Memory Recall) had a significant result on MMSE, other domains, Static balance, Dynamic balance and Cognitive Dual task.


• Cognitive domain 3 (Concentration) had a significant result on MMSE, other domains, Cognitive dual task and Motor dual task.


• Cognitive domain 5 (Language) had a significant result on MMSE and other domains.


• The domains having non-significant result on all the variables were Cognitive domain 1 (Orientation), Cognitive domain 4 (Working memory) and Cognitive domain 6 (Visuo-spatial).