Table 5.
Efficacy outcomes of the home-based training interventions at week 6 (t1) and week 12 (t2)
| Wii™ balance training | Conventional balance training | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measures | Week 6 mean (SD) | Week 12 mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Week 6 mean (SD) | Week 12 mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) |
| n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 6 | n = 6 | |||
| Berg Balance Scale | 48.2 (16.3) | 48.8 (15.5) | 0.6 (− 1.7 to 0.5) | 53.5 (3.6) | 53.0 (6.4) | − 0.5 (− 3.7 to 4.7) |
| Dynamic Gait Index | 19.8 (9.4) | 20.4 (6.4) | 0.6 (− 4.5 to 3.3) | 21.5 (3.1) | 22.0 (3.5) | 0.5 (− 2.2 to 1.2) |
| ABC Scale | 81.8 (39.4) | 89.4 (23.8) | 7.6 (− 27.1 to 11.8) | 93.5 (12.6) | 93.3 (11.5) | − 0.2 (− 1.8 to 2.3) |
| n = 4* | n = 4* | n = 6 | n = 6 | |||
| TUGT, s | 8.4 (1.4) | 7.5 (0.8) | − 0.9 (− 1.3 to 3.1) | 8.2 (1.9) | 8.5 (1.2) | 0.3 (− 1.8 to 1.1) |
| Stability indicator | 28.4 (9.3) | 25.3 (8.9) | − 3.1 (− 2.3 to 8.5) | 45.6 (19.0) | 43.5 (11.4) | − 2.2 (− 7.9 to 12.3) |
Note: ABC Activities-specific Balance Confidence, TUGT Timed Up and Go Test; *one WBT participant was excluded from the analysis because TUGT was measured in different settings (t1: with walker; t2: without walker) and unsupported standing with closed eyes on posturography was not possible