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The execution of the Grooved Pegboard test in a Dual-Task situation: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Manual dexterity is an important aspect in everyday life, which is widely studied through the Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT). Since Dual-Tasks (DT) activities are widely investigated and important to simulate everyday life situations, the objectives of the present pilot study were the evaluation of the effect of a cognitive task and a motor task during the performance of the GPT and the feasibility of the GPT in a DT contest. A secondary objective was to evaluate the training effect of the GPT.

Methods

A total of 31 young adults (20 man and 11 woman, age (SD): 27.7 (2.5)) performed the GPT eight times to understand the presence of a training effect before performing the GPT in DT. The additional tasks were a secondary cognitive task and a secondary motor task.

Results

All participants were able to complete the required conditions. The GPT performed in motor DT were significantly slower than those performed singularly (p < 0.01). The GPT performed with the cognitive task was slower than the secondary motor task (p < 0.05). A training effect was present up to the 4^th consecutive trial.

Conclusions

The GPT can be executed with a cognitive or motor task to increase the difficulty of the trial to better evaluate manual dexterity and cognitive capacities.

SUBMITTER: Petrigna L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7426567 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The execution of the Grooved Pegboard test in a Dual-Task situation: A pilot study.

Petrigna Luca L Pajaujiene Simona S Iacona Gaetano Marco GM Thomas Ewan E Paoli Antonio A Bianco Antonino A Palma Antonio A

Heliyon 20200812 8

<h4>Background</h4>Manual dexterity is an important aspect in everyday life, which is widely studied through the Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT). Since Dual-Tasks (DT) activities are widely investigated and important to simulate everyday life situations, the objectives of the present pilot study were the evaluation of the effect of a cognitive task and a motor task during the performance of the GPT and the feasibility of the GPT in a DT contest. A secondary objective was to evaluate the training eff ...[more]

PMID: 32817897

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The execution of the Grooved Pegboard test in a Dual-Task situation: A pilot study.

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The execution of the Grooved Pegboard test in a Dual-Task situation: A pilot study.

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