Table 3.
Author | Participants | PD diagnosis | Design and aim | System | Games | Intervention | Setting |
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Assad et al. [[25]] |
13 PD (Aged 54-86 years) 9 males and 5 females |
Mean duration of PD = 9 yr |
Participatory design |
Sony Playstation Eye™ |
5 Upper body movement games. |
1 session Duration NS |
Clinic |
Assess PD subjects’ perception of playing an exergame developed for PD. | |||||||
Zettergren et al. [[22]] |
1 male (69 years old) |
PD duration <3 yr |
Single subject case study |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Penguin slide, Table tilt, Balance bubble, Free step, Island cycling, Obstacle course and Rhythm parade. |
2 sessions/week 8 weeks 40-60 minutes per session |
Clinic |
Evaluate the effects of multiple Nintendo Wii Fit activities on gait, balance and mobility. | |||||||
Pompeu et al. [[21]] |
32 PD (Aged 60-85 years) |
HY I & II |
Single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Balance games: (Table tilt, Tilt city, Penguin slide, Soccer heading) Static balance (Torso twist and Single leg extension). |
2 sessions/week 7 weeks 60 minutes per session |
Clinic |
Stationary gait: (Rhythm parade, Obstacle Course, Basic Step and Basic Run) | |||||||
Test if PD patients improve their performance on the Wii & compare the effects of Wii exercise on motor and cognitive training with balance therapy. | |||||||
Mendes et al. [[20]] |
16 PD (No mean age data) 11 Healthy elderly |
HY I = 2; HY II = 14 |
Longitudinal controlled trial |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Table tilt, Tilt city, Penguin slide, Soccer heading, Obstacle course, Rhythm parade, Basic run plus, Basic step, Single leg extensions games. |
2 sessions/week 7 weeks 60 minutes per session |
Clinic |
To evaluate the learning, retention and transfer of performance after using the Wii. | |||||||
Esculier et al. [[19]] |
10 PD (61.9 ± 11.0) |
Mean duration of PD = 8.5 (3.6) years |
Longitudinal controlled trial |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Wii sports: Table tilt, Ski slalom, Balance bubble, Ski jump and Penguin slide. |
3 × 6 weeks 40 minutes each session |
Home |
8 Healthy elderly (63.5 ± 12.0) |
To evaluate whether PD subjects balance and functional activities improved using the Wii Compare the effects against a healthy elderly sample. |
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Mhatre et al. [[23]] |
10 PD (Aged 44-91 years) 6 female and 4 males |
Mean Duration of PD = 6.7 years |
Prospective interventional cohort study |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Balance board games: Marble game, Skiing, and bubble game. |
3 sessions/week 8 weeks 30 minutes each session |
Clinic |
Assess the effectiveness of using the Wii Fit on people with PD for gait and balance training. | |||||||
Hertz et al. [[24]] |
20 PD (66.7 ± 7.2) 13 male and 7 female |
Mean Duration of PD = 5.5 (4.3) years |
Pre-post design trial |
Nintendo Wii™ |
Tennis, boxing and bowling |
3 sessions/week 4 weeks 60 minutes each session |
Clinic |
Assess the effectiveness of Wi on both motor and non–motor symptoms of PD. |
HY = Hoehn and Yahr stage.