FEASIBILITY SAFETY AND OUTCOMES OF PLAYING KINECT ADVENTURES GAMES FOR ELDERLY: A PILOT STUDY

摘要

>Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, safety and outcomes of a training based on Kinect Adventures games in community dwelling elderly. >Methods: We selected 18 community dwelling elderly, mean age 70.41 (5.43) years. Participants underwent 14 training sessions of training of one hour of duration, twice a week, in which they played four Kinect Adventures games. The subjects were assessed before and after training. The feasibility was assessed through a satisfaction questionnaire. Security was evaluated by recording adverse events during interventions. The outcomes of postural control and gait were the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini BESTest) and the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), respectively. >Results: All participants scored the higher level of the satisfaction questionnaire. There were no adverse events during interventions. The intervention promoted improvement on postural control (Mini BESTest median before training = 28 and after training = 30.5; Wilcoxon test, p = 0.013) and gait (DGI median before training = 23 and after training = 24; Wilcoxon test, p = 0.033).>Conclusion: The training based on Kinect Adventures Games was feasible, safe and promoted improvement on postural control and gait of community dwelling elderly.