An investigation of the impact of regular use of the Wii Fit to improve motor and psychosocial outcomes in children with movement difficulties: A pilot study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-175

  Hammond, J ^a   Jones, V ^a   Hill, E L ^b   Green, D ^c   Male, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Nightingale Primary Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DCD; Fitness; Intervention; Motor skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DCD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

DCD; FITNESS; INTERVENTION; MOTOR SKILL;

CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PARENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84893979495     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12029     Document Type: Article

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