@article{ref1,
title="The Reliability and Preliminary Validity of Game-Based Fall Risk Assessment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults",
journal="Geriatric nursing",
year="2011",
author="Tanaka, Buichi and Nakamura, Masatoshi and Aoyama, Tomoki and Yamada, Minoru and Nakamura, Takashi and Uemura, Kazuki and Tatematsu, Noriatsu and Nagai, Koutatsu and Ichihashi, Noriaki and Tsuboyama, Tadao",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="188-194",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Nintendo Wii Fit program could be used for fall risk assessment in healthy, community-dwelling older adults. Forty-five community-dwelling older women participated in this study. The &quot;Basic Step&quot; and &quot;Ski Slalom&quot; modules were selected from the Wii Fit game program. The following 5 physical performance tests were performed: the 10-m walk test under single- and dual-task conditions, the Timed Up and Go test under single- and dual-task conditions, and the Functional Reach test. Compared with the faller group, the nonfaller group showed a significant difference in the Basic Step (P < .001) and a nonsignificant difference in the Ski Slalom (P = .453). The discriminating criterion between the 2 groups was a score of 111 points on the Basic Step (P < .001). The Basic Step showed statistically significant, moderate correlations between the dual-task lag of walking (r = -.547) and the dual-task lag of the Timed Up and Go test (r = -.688). These results suggest that game-based fall risk assessment using the Basic Step has a high generality and is useful in community-dwelling older adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-4572",
doi="10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.02.002"
}