APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Walking in outdoor environments: using smartphones to assess the relationship between cognitive load and gait dynamics during outdoor walking
- Simon Ho
University of British Columbia - Kash Daud
University of British Columbia - Ute Leonards
University of Bristol - Todd Handy
University of British Columbia - Amelia Mohtadi
University of British Columbia
Abstract
Does attentional resource competition impact gait dynamics in young adults? Can this relationship be detected using smartphones as a gait measurement tool? Participants performed a dual-task of varying levels of difficulty while walking, with gait recorded using smartphone accelerometry. Gait was found to be more irregular under high attentional load.
Cognitive Processes
