Usability and acceptability of balance exergames in older adults: A scoping review

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 911-931

  Nawaz, Ather ^a   Skjæret, Nina ^b   Helbostad, Jorunn Lægdheim ^c   Vereijken, Beatrix ^a   Boulton, Elisabeth ^d   Svanaes, Dag ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceptability; exergames; review; usability; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL REALITY; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84995768147     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458215598638     Document Type: Review

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