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The Effects of Exergaming Training on Balance in Healthy Elderly Women—A Pilot Study

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  • Anna Brachman

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Wojciech Marszałek

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Anna Kamieniarz

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Justyna Michalska

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Michał Pawłowski

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Anna Akbaş

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Grzegorz Juras

    (Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

Our aim was to observe, through objective testing using an assessment module incorporated in a new exergaming system, whether elderly people’s static and functional balance is improved by a balance exergaming training program based on movements performed in everyday life. Thirteen healthy elderly women participated in 12 sessions of balance-based exergaming training (three times a week, 30 min per session). All objective outcomes, the quiet standing test, functional balance test (FBT), and limit of stability (LOS) test, were measured on three occasions: before intervention, after six training sessions, and after the completion of the four-week program. The results showed a significant improvement in LOS performance after the intervention. In FBT, participants exhibited a significant decrease ( p < 0.01; Kendall’s W = 0.5) in the average time to target hit after six trainings. The average center of pressure velocity increased after six and 12 sessions, however did not reach significance ( p = 0.053); nevertheless the size of the effect was large (η p 2 = 0.22). The parameters of the quiet standing test were not significantly affected by the training. The results support the need for more definite and objective studies assessing exergaming for balance in elderly.

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  • Anna Brachman & Wojciech Marszałek & Anna Kamieniarz & Justyna Michalska & Michał Pawłowski & Anna Akbaş & Grzegorz Juras, 2021. "The Effects of Exergaming Training on Balance in Healthy Elderly Women—A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1412-:d:492483
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    1. Bárbara-Mariana Gutiérrez-Pérez & Antonio-Víctor Martín-García & Alicia Murciano-Hueso & Ana-Paula Oliveira Cardoso, 2023. "Use of serious games with older adults: systematic literature review," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-17, December.

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