Effects of a Rehabilitation Program Using a Patient-Personalized Exergame on Fear of Falling and Risk of Falls in Vulnerable Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults often experience physical, sensory, and cognitive decline. Therefore, they have a high risk of falls, which leads to severe health and psychological consequences and can induce fear of falling. Rehabilitation programs using exergames to prevent falls are being increasingly studied. Medimoov is a movement-based patient-personalized exergame for rehabilitation in older adults. A preliminary study showed that its use may influence functional ability and motivation. Most existing studies that evaluate the use of exergames do not involve an appropriate control group and do not focus on patient-personalized exergames.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Medimoov on risk of falls and fear of falling in older adults compared with standard psy

SUBMITTER: Lapierre N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430847 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature