RT journal article
T1 Effectiveness of Nintendo Wii Fit© for Physical Therapy in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
A1 Alba Rueda, Alvaro
A1 De Miguel Rubio, Amaranta
A1 Lucena Antón, David Manuel
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 multiple sclerosis
K1 exergaming
K1 videogames
K1 exercise
K1 physical therapy
K1 neurological rehabilitation
K1 systematic review
K1 meta-analysis
AB Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, and autoimmune disease that mainlyaffects the central nervous system and currently has no cure. Exergaming is considered a nonimmersiveapproach to improving functional and motor skills in the treatment of MS. The aim ofthis systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Nintendo Wii Fit© (NWF) on physicaloutcomes compared with control regimes in patients with MS. The search was performed in sevendatabases including articles published up to June 2024. The PICOS model was used to establish thestudy eligibility criteria. The Cochrane Collaboration tool and the PEDro scale were used to assessthe risk of bias and evaluate the methodological quality of the studies, respectively. A meta-analysisusing the standardized mean difference (SMD) and confidence interval (95% CI) was developedusing the Review Manager 5.4 software. Seven articles were included in the systematic review. Thestatistical analysis showed favorable overall results for the NWF on functional mobility (SMD = 0.25;95% CI = 0.09, 0.41) and fatigue (SMD = 0.41; 95% CI = 0.00, 0.82). In conclusion, this systematicreview suggests that the NWF has shown favorable effects compared to control regimes on functionalmobility and fatigue outcomes in patients with MS.
PB MDPI
SN 2075-4426
YR 2024
FD 2024-08-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36152
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36152
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026