Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease

J D Holmes; M E Jenkins; A M Johnson; Michael A Hunt; Ross Clark

doi:10.1177/0269215512458684

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Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease

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Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease

J D Holmes, M E Jenkins, A M Johnson, Michael A Hunt and Ross Clark

Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol.27(4), pp.361-366

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215512458684

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Abstract

Parkinson's disease

postural control

balance

assessment

validity

Nintendo Wii®

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, Canada
M E Jenkins (Author) - University of Western Ontario, Canada
A M Johnson (Author) - University of Western Ontario, Canada
Michael A Hunt (Author) - University of British Columbia, Canada
Ross Clark (Author) - University of Melbourne
Publication details: Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol.27(4), pp.361-366
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1177/0269215512458684
ISSN: 0269-2155
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451076202621
Output Type: Journal article

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