Study protocol of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a primary care intervention using the Nintendo™ Wii console to improve balance and decrease falls in the elderly

BACKGROUND: Balance alteration is a risk factor for falls in elderly individuals that has physical, psychological and economic consequences. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usefulness of an intervention utilizing the Nintendo™ Wii console in order to improve balance, thereby decreas...

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Autores principales: Montero-Alía, Pilar, Muñoz-Ortiz, Laura, Jiménez-González, Mercè, Benedicto-Pañell, Carla, Altimir-Losada, Salvador, López-Colomer, Yolanda, Prat-Rovira, Josep, Amargant-Rubio, Joan Francesc, Jastes, Sheila Mendes, Moreno-Buitrago, Ana, Rodríguez-Pérez, M. Carmen, Teixidó-Vargas, Cristina, Albarrán-Sánchez, José Luís, Candel-Gil, Anna, Serra-Serra, Domènec, Martí-Cervantes, Juan José, Sánchez-Pérez, Carlos Andrés, Sañudo-Blanco, Lidia, Dolader-Olivé, Sònia, Torán-Monserrat, Pere
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26796956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0178-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26796956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0178-x

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