@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of exergaming training for reducing fall risk and incidence among the frail older adults with a history of falls",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2015",
author="Fu, Amy S. N. and Gao, Kelly L. and Tung, K. K. and Tsang, William W. N. and Kwan, Marcella M. S.",
volume="96",
number="12",
pages="2096-2102",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To use Nintendo's Wii Fit® balance board to determine the effectiveness of exergaming training in reducing risk and incidence of falls among the older adults with a history of falls. <br><br>DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: A nursing home for older adults. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty older adults aged 65 or above. INTERVENTION: Participants who lived in a nursing home had six weeks of balance training with either Wii Fit equipment or conventional exercise. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) scores and incidence of falls were observed with subsequent intention-to-treat statistical analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: PPA scores and fall incidence improved significantly in both groups after the intervention, but the subjects in the Wii Fit training group showed significantly greater improvement in both outcome measures. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In institutionalized older adults with a history of falls, Wii Fit balance training was more effective than conventional balance training in reducing the risk and incidence of falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.427",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.427"
}