A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Home-Based Step Training in Older People Using Videogame Technology

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Schoene, Daniel ^a,b   Lord, Stephen R ^a,b   Delbaere, Kim ^a,b   Severino, Connie ^a   Davies, Thomas A ^a   Smith, Stuart T ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESPONSE TIME; RETIREMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEVISION; TREATMENT DURATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLICATION; GERIATRICS; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE THERAPY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84874597092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057734     Document Type: Article

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