The influence of cognitive load on static balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Olivier Van HoveAna Maria CebollaVasileios AndrianopoulosDimitri LeducPierre Antoine GuidatVéronique FeipelGaël DeboeckBruno Bonnechère

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2020)

Compared to healthy controls, the COPD patients had impaired balance. Cognitive tasks altered postural control in both COPD and controls, where this alteration was more pronounced with eyes closed.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
prognostic factors
lung function
working memory
patient reported outcomes
optical coherence tomography
cystic fibrosis
air pollution