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Table 3 Main effect of task and difficulty level on cognitive correctness

From: Dual-task motor performance with a tongue-operated assistive technology compared with hand operations

Session 1

      
 

Task

Difficulty level

 

HC

TC

1

2

3

 

54.8 ± 32.1

41.9 ± 33.2*

56.5 ± 28.1

51.3 ± 36.9

37.2 ± 31.9

Control

53.9 ± 29.2

Session 2

      
 

Task

Difficulty level

 

HC

TC

1

2

3

Part 1

78.6 ± 29.1

70.1 ± 38.8

74.4 ± 34.4

82.1 ± 30.2

66.7 ± 37.7

Part 2

65.4 ± 25.8†

48.7 ± 28.6†,*

Square

Sinusoidal

   

62.8 ± 23.7

51.3 ± 31.6

Control

87.2 ± 16.9

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 13) in%. H, independent hand task; T, independent tongue task; HT, concurrent hand-tongue task; HC, concurrent hand-cognitive task; TC, concurrent tongue-cognitive task. *, P < 0.05 vs. HC; †, P < 0.01 vs. Control