Table 3 Outcome measures
Primary outcome | Times at which assessed |
|---|---|
Berg Balance Scale (BBS) [55] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Secondary outcomes | |
Falls (fall diary) [56] | Daily self-report, posted monthly for 3 months |
Adherence: frequency, duration, number of sessions [54] | Recorded at each use of Exergame |
Timed Up and Go (TUG) [57] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Fall risk score (FRAT) including VAS pain and VAS fatigue [58] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) [59] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III (ACEIII) [60] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Short Falls Efficacy Scale-International (Short FES-I) [61] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Geriatric Depression Scale (5-item GDS) [62] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), Euro-QoL EQ-5D-5L [63, 64] | Baseline, 12 weeks |
Monetary costs of health care utilisation following falls [65] | Daily self-report calendar, posted monthly for 3 months and follow-up phone calls [56] |
Usability and acceptance of Exergames (system usability scale (SUS) [66] and technology assessment model (TAM)) [67] | 12 weeks (Exergame group only) |