Systematic Review of Nintendo Wii for Parkinson's Disease Functional Outcomes

A systematic review of literature published until February 2016, following PRISMA guidelines, on the effectiveness of Nintendo Wii for Parkinson's disease. The review, authored by Nayara Felicidade Tomaz Braz, included seven studies from a search of 701 records. Results suggest Wii may improve functional outcomes like balance and mobility, though most included studies had poor methodological quality.

Use Cases

• Summarizing evidence on technology-assisted rehabilitation based on the review of seven included studies.
• Identifying research gaps in methodological quality based on the assessment using the PEDro scale.
• Informing clinical protocol design based on findings related to balance, mobility, and fall risk outcomes.
• Comparing intervention effectiveness across studies based on the review's synthesis of functional and health outcomes.

Strengths

• Follows a structured methodology, explicitly adhering to PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews.
• Provides a clear quantitative summary, stating 7 studies were included from an initial pool of 701.
• Assesses study quality with a specific tool, the PEDro scale, and reports that 57.14% of included articles had bad methodological quality.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative meta-analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified as the review covers literature only until February 2016.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Systematic literature review following PRISMA, with searches in MEDLINE, SciELO, LILACS, PEDro databases.

Time Range

Literature published until February 2016