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PMID: 22884437 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to quantify the effectiveness of virtual reality balance games (VRBG) to decrease risk and fear of falls among women. METHODS: Thirty six community dwelling women aged 56 and above were randomly divided into experimental (exercises using VRBG focus on improving balance) and control (conventional balance exercises) groups. Both groups attended a twice 6 weekly exercise session for an hour. Risk and fear of falls were measured with Physiological Profile Approach (PPA) and Activity Specific Balance Scale (ABC-6). Pre and post intervention differences between the groups were examined using two way repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS: Both VRBG and conventional balance exercise groups had significant decrease in PPA (p<0.001) and ABC-6 (p<0.01) after the interventions. However, no significant effects were demonstrated between the groups in PPA (p=0.18) and ABC-6 (p=0.25) post intervention. Time and group interaction effect were not significant for PPA (p=0.18) and ABC-6 (p=0.45). CONCLUSIONS: Practising VRBG can increase balance confidence and decrease risk of falls among community dwelling women. |
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Devinder K A Singh; Bala S Rajaratnam; Vijayakumar Palaniswamy; Hannah Pearson; Vimal P Raman; Pei Sien Bong |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-9 |
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Title: Maturitas Volume: - ISSN: 1873-4111 ISO Abbreviation: Maturitas Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-8-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807333 Medline TA: Maturitas Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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