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Title: | A randomised controlled pilot study of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls | Authors: | Chan, WLS Chan, CWL Chan, HHW Chan, KCK Chan, JSK Chan, OLW |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Source: | Australasian journal on ageing, First published: 26 February 2024, Early View, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13297 | Abstract: | Objectives:
This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™-based balance and muscle strengthening exercise program in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls. Methods: Older adults who have had at least one fall in the past year were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 21) or control group (n = 21). The experimental group performed 16 exercise sessions in total, lasting 60 min each, twice a week for 8 weeks, whereas the control group received usual care. Feasibility was evaluated based on the scores of participants in the exercises. Acceptance was evaluated using a customised questionnaire examining participants' self-perceived enjoyment, feasibility and improvements. Clinical outcomes including balance (Mini-BESTest), lower limb muscle strength (Five-Time Sit-to-Stand test), mobility (Timed-Up and Go test), dual-task ability (Timed-Up and Go test—Dual Task), fear of falling (Icon-FES) and executive function (Color Trails Test) were evaluated at baseline and 8 weeks. Results: Thirty-one participants (74%) finished the 8-week assessment. The experimental group significantly improved their scores in six out of eight exercises (all p < .031). The mean scores of the self-perceived enjoyment, feasibility and improvement domains of the acceptability questionnaire were 3.46 ± .53, 3.08 ± .59, and 3.47 ± .57 respectively. A significant improvement in the anticipatory subscore of the Mini-BESTest was found in the experimental group compared to the control group (p = .02; Partial eta squared = .14). Conclusions: The Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™-based exercise program was feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls. |
Keywords: | Accidental falls Exergaming Muscle strength Pilot projects Postural balance |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | Journal: | Australasian journal on ageing | ISSN: | 1440-6381 | EISSN: | 1741-6612 | DOI: | 10.1111/ajag.13297 | Rights: | © 2024 The Authors. Australasian Journal on Ageing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of AJA Inc’. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in anymedium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. The following publication Chan, W. L. S., Chan, C. W. L., Chan, H. H. W., Chan, K. C. K., Chan, J. S. K., & Chan, O. L. W. (2024). A randomised controlled pilot study of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community‐dwelling older adults with a history of falls. Australasian journal on ageing is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13297. |
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