Physical and psychosocial function in residential aged-care elders: Effect of Nintendo Wii Sports games

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-244

  Keogh, Justin W L ^a   Power, Nicola ^b   Wooller, Leslie ^b   Lucas, Patricia ^b   Whatman, Chris ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exercise; Nursing homes; Psychosocial; Recreational therapy activities; Semistructured group interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION THERAPY; SPORTS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84896534343     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/JAPA.2012-0272     Document Type: Article

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