Validity and Reliability of Wii Fit Balance Board for the Assessment of Balance of Healthy Young Adults and the Elderly

被引：62

作者：

Chang, Wen-Dien ^{[1
]}

Chang, Wan-Yi ^{[2
]}

Lee, Chia-Lun ^{[3
]}

Feng, Chi-Yen ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] China Med Univ, Dept Sports Med, Taichung, Taiwan

[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Grad Inst Networking & Multimedia, Taichung, Taiwan

[3] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Ctr Gen Educ, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

[4] Chien Gen Hosp, Dept Gen Surg, Miaoli City, Taiwan

来源：

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE | 2013年 / 25卷 / 10期

关键词：

Wii Fit balance board; Smart balance master system; Balance; REHABILITATION; SCORES; AGE;

D O I：

10.1589/jpts.25.1251

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

[Purpose] Balance is an integral part of human ability. The smart balance master system (SBM) is a balance test instrument with good reliability and validity, but it is expensive. Therefore, we modified a Wii Fit balance board, which is a convenient balance assessment tool, and analyzed its reliability and validity. [Subjects and Methods] We recruited 20 healthy young adults and 20 elderly people, and administered 3 balance tests. The correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation of both instruments were analyzed. [Results] There were no statistically significant differences in the 3 tests between the Wii Fit balance board and the SBM. The Wii Fit balance board had a good intraclass correlation (0.86-0.99) for the elderly people and positive correlations (r = 0.58-0.86) with the SBM. [Conclusions] The Wii Fit balance board is a balance assessment tool with good reliability and high validity for elderly people, and we recommend it as an alternative tool for assessing balance ability.

引用

页码：1251 / 1253

页数：3

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