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[Psychological impact of Wii-empowerment in hospitalized elderly patients who fall: pilot study]
Anthony Mézière1, Alizée Denis2, Natacha Berchel3
1Service de soins de suite et réadaptation orthogériatrique, fondation d'Heur & Chemin Delatour, groupe hospitalo-universitaire La Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, site Charles-Foix, 7 avenue de la République, 94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France; DHU Fight Ageing and Stress, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
Abstract:
Falls have serious psychological consequences in senior citizens. The practice of Wii, «Wii-habilitation», among senior fallers hospitalized in follow-up care and rehabilitation, improves their quality of life, but without impacting their fear of falling and self-esteem.
