Journal article
Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease
Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol.27(4), pp.361-366
2013
Abstract
Background: Impaired postural stability places individuals with Parkinson's at an increased risk for falls. Given the high incidence of fall-related injuries within this population, ongoing assessment of postural stability is important. Objective: To evaluate the validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board as a measurement tool for the assessment of postural stability in individuals with Parkinson's. Subjects: Twenty individuals with Parkinson's participated. Intervention: Subjects completed testing on two balance tasks with eyes open and closed on a Wii® balance board and biomechanical force platform. Main Measures: Bland-Altman plots and a two-way, random-effects, single measure intraclass correlation coefficient model were used to assess concurrent validity of centre-of-pressure data. Results: Concurrent validity was demonstrated to be excellent across balance tasks (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.96, 0.98, 0.92, 0.94). Conclusions: This study suggests that the Wii® balance board is a valid tool for the quantification of postural stability among individuals with Parkinson's. © The Author(s) 2012.
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- Title
- Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease
- Authors
- J D Holmes (Author) - University of Western Ontario, CanadaM E Jenkins (Author) - University of Western Ontario, CanadaA M Johnson (Author) - University of Western Ontario, CanadaMichael A Hunt (Author) - University of British Columbia, CanadaRoss Clark (Author) - University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol.27(4), pp.361-366
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- DOI
- 10.1177/0269215512458684
- ISSN
- 0269-2155
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451076202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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