Analysis of the Reaction Time and Dominance in Elderly Men: A Pilot Study

Francesca Campoli, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Lucio Caprioli, Saeid Edriss, Emilio Panichi, Michele Panzarino, Cristian Romagnoli, Giuseppe Annino, Elvira Padua

2023

Abstract

The study analyses reaction times in elderly subjects and investigates the reactivity of the dominant and non-dominant hand and foot. 20 men (73.3 ± 3.1 years), healthy, free from injury and without any physical problem that could affect the test results. The tests are the baseline reaction times, the plate tapping test and foot tapping test. Descriptive statistical procedures are presented as mean ± SD and the percentage changes (Δ%) were calculated for each test. The significance level was P<0.05. In baseline reaction time test, the non-dominant hand showed a shorter reaction time than the dominant hand of about 28 msec (p = 0.05). In the plate tapping test, on the other hand, the dominant hand was more reactive than the non-dominant hand (7%, p = 0.002). In the foot test, the difference between the dominant and non-dominant feet was 3% (p = 0.1). The difference in performance between the tests performed could be due to the difficulty of the required motor task. The study lays the foundation for developing a motor work protocol focused on reactivity, a motor ability that physiologically degenerates with age and is of fundamental importance for the individual's physical and cognitive well-being.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Campoli F., Bonaiuto V., Caprioli L., Edriss S., Panichi E., Panzarino M., Romagnoli C., Annino G. and Padua E. (2023). Analysis of the Reaction Time and Dominance in Elderly Men: A Pilot Study. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS; ISBN 978-989-758-673-6, SciTePress, pages 158-161. DOI: 10.5220/0012186300003587

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsports23,
author={Francesca Campoli and Vincenzo Bonaiuto and Lucio Caprioli and Saeid Edriss and Emilio Panichi and Michele Panzarino and Cristian Romagnoli and Giuseppe Annino and Elvira Padua},
title={Analysis of the Reaction Time and Dominance in Elderly Men: A Pilot Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS},
year={2023},
pages={158-161},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012186300003587},
isbn={978-989-758-673-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS
TI - Analysis of the Reaction Time and Dominance in Elderly Men: A Pilot Study
SN - 978-989-758-673-6
AU - Campoli F.
AU - Bonaiuto V.
AU - Caprioli L.
AU - Edriss S.
AU - Panichi E.
AU - Panzarino M.
AU - Romagnoli C.
AU - Annino G.
AU - Padua E.
PY - 2023
SP - 158
EP - 161
DO - 10.5220/0012186300003587
PB - SciTePress