Cognitive Dysfunction in COPD Patients : Role in the Performance of Cognitive-motor Dual Task Situation?

Impact of Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Performance in Cognitive-motor Dual Task Situation

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease starting point characterized by multiple systemic effects as cognitive dysfunction. This one seems to have an impact in activity daily living, considered mainly as a cognitive-motor dual task situations. Yet to date, no study has specifically focused in the cognitive-motor performance in patients with COPD or on the effects during a rehabilitation program. The main objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of cognitive dysfunction in COPD, comparing performance between COPD patients and healthy subjects in a single and dual task cognitive-motor situation. The secondary objective was to assess the impact of a rehabilitation program on these performances.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female about 40 to 80 years old
• COPD patient (Tiffeneau <70%); stage moderate to severe (Stage 2,3 and 4) with or without oxygen therapy (>15h/day)
• Written and informed consent of the subject
• Authorization to physical activity referring doctor in the clinic
• Comorbidities no dominating

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject with neurological pathology, cognitive or psychiatric
• Subject with pain and / or plantar injuries
• Subject has a prosthetic knee and / or hip.
• Subject requiring walking aid (cane, walker, etc.)