Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
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 a...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Owjj Andishan Pasargad
2018-10-01
|
Series: | Annals of Applied Sport Science |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://aassjournal.com/article-1-577-en.html |
id |
doaj-7b529303e73a4cc994b338b6ff8a488c |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-7b529303e73a4cc994b338b6ff8a488c2020-11-25T02:08:48ZengOwjj Andishan PasargadAnnals of Applied Sport Science2322-44792018-10-01633137Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older AdultsTayebeh Baniasadi0Mehdi Namazizadeh1Mahmoud Sheikh2 Tehran University, Kish International Campus, Kish Island, Iran Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 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.http://aassjournal.com/article-1-577-en.htmlfocus of attentionposturesupra-postural taskautomatic control |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Tayebeh Baniasadi Mehdi Namazizadeh Mahmoud Sheikh |
spellingShingle |
Tayebeh Baniasadi Mehdi Namazizadeh Mahmoud Sheikh Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Annals of Applied Sport Science focus of attention posture supra-postural task automatic control |
author_facet |
Tayebeh Baniasadi Mehdi Namazizadeh Mahmoud Sheikh |
author_sort |
Tayebeh Baniasadi |
title |
Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults |
title_short |
Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults |
title_full |
Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults |
title_fullStr |
Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed |
Attentional Focus can affect Sway in Postural and Supra-postural Tasks in Community-Dwelling Older Adults |
title_sort |
attentional focus can affect sway in postural and supra-postural tasks in community-dwelling older adults |
publisher |
Owjj Andishan Pasargad |
series |
Annals of Applied Sport Science |
issn |
2322-4479 |
publishDate |
2018-10-01 |
description |
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. |
topic |
focus of attention posture supra-postural task automatic control |
url |
http://aassjournal.com/article-1-577-en.html |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT tayebehbaniasadi attentionalfocuscanaffectswayinposturalandsupraposturaltasksincommunitydwellingolderadults AT mehdinamazizadeh attentionalfocuscanaffectswayinposturalandsupraposturaltasksincommunitydwellingolderadults AT mahmoudsheikh attentionalfocuscanaffectswayinposturalandsupraposturaltasksincommunitydwellingolderadults |
_version_ |
1724925361035149312 |