TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The effectiveness of exergaming training for reducing fall risk and incidence among the frail older adults with a history of falls
JO  - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
A1  - Fu, Amy S. N.
A1  - Gao, Kelly L.
A1  - Tung, K. K.
A1  - Tsang, William W. N.
A1  - Kwan, Marcella M. S.
SP  - 2096
EP  - 2102
VL  - 96
IS  - 12
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-9993
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.427
ID  - ref1
ER  -