Does the use of Nintendo Wii SportsTM improve arm function? Trial of WiiTM in Stroke: A randomized controlled trial and economics analysis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 173-185

  Adie, Katja ^a   Schofield, Christine ^a   Berrow, Margie ^b   Wingham, Jennifer ^a,c   Humfryes, John ^c   Pritchard, Colin ^a   James, Martin ^c   Allison, Rhoda ^d  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arm; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation; Stroke; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 85011597197     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215516637893     Document Type: Article

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