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| Title |
Exergaming as a Viable Therapeutic Tool to Improve Static and Dynamic Balance among Older Adults and People with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00167 |
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| Authors |
Dale M. Harris, Timo Rantalainen, Makii Muthalib, Liam Johnson, Wei-Peng Teo |
| Abstract |
The use of virtual reality games (known as "exergaming") as a neurorehabilitation tool is gaining interest. Therefore, we aim to collate evidence for the effects of exergaming on the balance and postural control of older adults and people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). Six electronic databases were searched, from inception to April 2015, to identify relevant studies. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to calculate effect sizes between experimental and control groups. I (2) statistics were used to determine levels of heterogeneity. 325 older adults and 56 people with IPD who were assessed across 11 -studies. The results showed that exergaming improved static balance (SMD 1.069, 95% CI 0.563-1.576), postural control (SMD 0.826, 95% CI 0.481-1.170), and dynamic balance (SMD -0.808, 95% CI -1.192 to -0.424) in healthy older adults. Two IPD studies showed an improvement in static balance (SMD 0.124, 95% CI -0.581 to 0.828) and postural control (SMD 2.576, 95% CI 1.534-3.599). Our findings suggest that exergaming might be an appropriate therapeutic tool for improving balance and postural control in older adults, but more -large-scale trials are needed to determine if the same is true for people with IPD. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 214 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 212 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 14% |
| Researcher | 17 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 30 | 14% |
| Unknown | 49 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 14 | 7% |
| Engineering | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 40 | 19% |
| Unknown | 63 | 29% |