TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - The Reliability and Preliminary Validity of Game-Based Fall Risk Assessment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
JO  - Geriatric nursing
A1  - Tanaka, Buichi
A1  - Nakamura, Masatoshi
A1  - Aoyama, Tomoki
A1  - Yamada, Minoru
A1  - Nakamura, Takashi
A1  - Uemura, Kazuki
A1  - Tatematsu, Noriatsu
A1  - Nagai, Koutatsu
A1  - Ichihashi, Noriaki
A1  - Tsuboyama, Tadao
SP  - 188
EP  - 194
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 "Basic Step" and "Ski Slalom" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0197-4572
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.02.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -