WiiFit™ Plus balance test scores for the assessment of balance and mobility in older adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 430-433

  Reed Jones, Rebecca J ^a   Dorgo, Sandor ^a   Hitchings, Maija K ^a   Bader, Julia O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Mobility; Older adults; UFOV; Wii Balance Board

Indexed keywords

30 SECOND ARM CURLE TEST; 6 MINUTE WALK TEST; 8 FEET TIMED UP AND GO TEST; ACTIVITY SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GALLON JUG SHELF TRANSFER TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE BALL CHEST PRESS THROW TEST; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMP WALK POWER TEST; SENIOR FITNESS TEST; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW TEST; VISION; WIIFIT PLUS BALANCE TEST;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84864345177     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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