The effect of nintendo wii on balance: A pilot study supporting the use of the wii in occupational therapy for the well elderly

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 131-139

  Williams, Barbara ^a   Doherty, Nicole L ^a   Bender, Andrew ^a   Mattox, Holly ^a   Tibbs, Jesse R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; gaming system; well elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RECREATION;

EID: 79958209372     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2011.560627     Document Type: Article

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