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ArticleEuropean review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2015

The effect of sensor-based exercise at home on functional performance associated with fall risk in older people - a comparison of two exergame interventions.

Yves J Gschwind, Daniel Schoene, Stephen R Lord, Andreas Ejupi, Trinidad Valenzuela, Konstantin Aal, Ashley Woodbury, Kim Delbaere

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Article in European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yves J GschwindNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia.
Daniel SchoeneNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia.
Stephen R LordNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia.
Andreas EjupiAssistive Healthcare Information Technology Group, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria.
Trinidad ValenzuelaNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia ; Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile.
Konstantin AalInstitute for Information Systems, University Siegen, Siegen, Germany.
Ashley WoodburyNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia.
Kim DelbaereNeuRA, UNSW, Randwick, Australia.
Neuroscience Research Australia · AUAustrian Institute of Technology · ATUniversity of Siegen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is good evidence that balance challenging exercises can reduce falls in older people. However, older people often find it difficult to incorporate such programs in their daily life. Videogame technology has been proposed to promote enjoyable, balance-challenging exercise. As part of a larger analysis, we compared feasibility and efficacy of two exergame interventions: step-mat-training (SMT) and Microsoft-Kinect® (KIN) exergames.

methods148 community-dwelling people, aged 65+ years participated in two exergame studies in Sydney, Australia (KIN: n = 57, SMT: n = 91). Both interventions were delivered as unsupervised exercise programs in participants' homes for 16 weeks. Assessment measures included overall physiological fall risk, muscle strength, finger-press reaction time, proprioception, vision, balance and executive functioning.

resultsFor participants allocated to the intervention arms, the median time played each week was 17 min (IQR 32) for KIN and 48 min (IQR 94) for SMT. Compared to the control group, SMT participants improved their fall risk score (p = 0.036), proprioception (p = 0.015), reaction time (p = 0.003), sit-to-stand performance (p = 0.011) and executive functioning (p = 0.001), while KIN participants improved their muscle strength (p = 0.032) and vision (p = 0.010), and showed a trend towards improved fall risk scores (p = 0.057).

conclusionsThe findings suggest that it is feasible for older people to conduct an unsupervised exercise program at home using exergames. Both interventions reduced fall risk and SMT additionally improved specific cognitive functions. However, further refinement of the systems is required to improve adherence and maximise the benefits of exergames to deliver fall prevention programs in older people's homes. TRIAL REGISTRATIONS: ACTRN12613000671763 (Step Mat Training RCT) ACTRN12614000096651 (MS Kinect RCT).

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