Research Article
Wii-Fit for Improving Gait and Balance in an Assisted Living Facility: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Study subject characteristics for the Wii-Fit and walking groups*.
| | Wii-Fit group () | Walking group () |
| | Age in years, mean (SD) | 79.3 (9.8) | 81.6 (5.2) | | Gender (male/female) | 3/8 | 3/8 | | Race (Caucasian) | 100% | 100% | | Body Mass Index kg/m2, mean (SD) | 24.5 (3.5) | 26.4 (4.6) | | Years of education, mean (SD) | 13.8 (2.1) | 14.0 (2.0) | | No. of comorbidities, mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (0.9) | | Use of assistive device, no. | 3/8 | 4/8 | | Exercise Time in hrs, mean (SD) | 11.1 (3.5) | 13.1 (4.3) | | Study related adverse events | None | None |
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group comparisons nonsignificant for all variables ().
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