| Literature DB >> 28954791 |
Sarah Thomas1, Louise Fazakarley1, Peter W Thomas1, Sarah Collyer2, Sarah Brenton2, Steve Perring3, Rebecca Scott4, Fern Thomas1, Charlotte Thomas1, Kelly Jones5, Jo Hickson5, Charles Hillier2.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: While the health and well-being benefits of physical activity are recognised, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) often face greater barriers than the general population. The Nintendo Wii potentially offers a fun, convenient way of overcoming some of these. The aim was to test the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Mii-vitaliSe; a home-based, physiotherapist-supported Nintendo Wii intervention.Entities:
Keywords: Active Gaming; Behaviour change; Exercise; Feasibility; Multiple Sclerosis; Physical Activity; Virtual Reality
Mesh:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28954791 PMCID: PMC5623500 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Open ISSN: 2044-6055 Impact factor: 2.692
Figure 1Study design.
Timing, content and mode of delivery of Mii-vitaliSe
| Timing | Purpose | Content | Facilitator delivery format | Main behaviour change techniques |
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| Orientation to Wii |
The benefits of physical activity A practical demonstration of using the software (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus) safely Creating a ‘Mii’ Familiarisation with the controls | Hospital face-to-face | Education about benefits of physical activity |
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| Orientation to Wii |
Guided through warm up/cool down exercises Opportunity to try out activities safely under supervision Discuss appropriate activities, taking into account physical capabilities and personal preferences | Hospital face-to-face | Introduction to goal setting and action planning |
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| Installation of equipment and commencement of individual programme at home |
Physiotherapist installs Wii equipment in home to interface with participant’s television Reiterates safety advice (eg, the importance of wearing the safety strap, taking a graded approach and frequent rests, etc.) Physiotherapist agrees individualised programme with the participant, indicates ways this could be progressed and provides guidance on keeping the daily play log and on setting/recording goals | Home visit face-to-face | Goal setting and action planning |
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| Follow-up |
Identify and resolve any early difficulties encountered | Telephone/email | Monitoring; feedback; revisiting outcome expectancies; goal setting |
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| Review visit |
Physiotherapist reassesses the individual providing individualised support, advice and encouragement, promoting accountability and discussing possible progressions/modification of the activities | Home visit face-to-face | Continued self-monitoring, goal setting, feedback, action planning, if-then coping planning including a review of individual barriers and facilitators; |
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| Follow-up |
Monitoring, providing individualised support, advice and encouragement, promoting accountability, troubleshooting | Telephone call | Continued self-monitoring, goal setting, feedback; problem-solving |
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| Review visit |
Physiotherapist reassesses the individual providing individualised support, advice and encouragement, promoting accountability and discussing possible progressions/modification of the activities | Home visit face-to-face | Continued self-monitoring, goal setting, feedback, action planning, if-then coping planning; problem-solving |
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| Ongoing support |
Monitoring, providing support and individualised advice, promoting accountability and providing encouragement | Monthly telephone/email | Continued self-monitoring, goal setting, feedback; problem-solving |
Figure 2Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) diagram.
Descriptives and preliminary estimates of effect size (Cohen’s d) for candidate outcomes for the future trial
| Means (SD) n | |||
| Baseline (T=0) | 6 months (T=1) | 12 months (T=2) | |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 11.07 (12.39) 14 |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 7.93 (11.43) 14 | 11.20 (9.77) 15 |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | 8.32 (−2.01 to 18.65) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | 0.70 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 11.81 (9.33 to 16.07) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 57 (16) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 62 (18) | 58 (16) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | 4 (−8 to 15) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | 0.23 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 16.83 (13.40 to 22.62) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 5.70 (2.88) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 6.27 (2.84) | 6.53 (2.75) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −0.67 (-2.23 to 0.88) |
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| Standardised effect size | - | −0.23 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 2.82 (2.25 to 3.80) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 8.53 (3.62) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 6.27 (3.28) | 6.60 (3.81) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −0.41 (-2.39 to 1.58) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | −0.12 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 3.59 (2.86 to 4.82) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 28.47 (6.63) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 28.33 (5.37) | 26.27 (5.08) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | 2.47 (-0.59 to 5.52) | - |
| Standardised effect size |
| 0.41 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 5.93 (4.72 to 7.97) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 30.92 (9.37) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 28.91 (11.61) | 30.58 (14.86) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −1.89 (-7.89 to 4.11) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | −0.18 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 10.42 (8.30 to 14.00) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 30.65 (17.45) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 28.33 (18.85) | 30.37 (14.38) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −4.03 (-10.87 to 2.80) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | −0.22 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 17.88 (14.24 to 24.04) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 0.76 (0.10) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 0.76 (0.09) | 0.78 (0.10) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −0.04 (-0.11 to 0.02) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | −0.42 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 0.10 (0.08 to 0.14) | - | - |
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| Imm (Wii after T=0) | 0.63 (0.09) |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 0.67 (0.10) | 0.61 (0.07) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | 0.02 (-0.03 to 0.08) | - |
| Standardised effect size | - | 0.21 | - |
| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 0.09 (0.07 to 0.13) | - | - |
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| Immediate (Wii after T=0) | 10.72 (3.11) 13 |
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| Delayed (Wii after T=1) | 11.06 (1.79) 15 | 11.59 (2.98) |
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| Mean difference adjusted for baseline (95% CI) | - | −1.06 (-2.70 to 0.58) |
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| Standardised effect size | - | −0.42 |
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| Overall baseline SD (95% CI) | 2.45 (1.93 to 3.33) | - |
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Where high scores indicate better outcomes, positive effect sizes suggest benefit from the Wii. Where low scores indicate better outcomes, negative effect sizes suggest benefit from the Wii. Ns are presented if they differ from ns described.
Descriptive statistics for demographic and baseline characteristics of participants
| Immediate (n=15) | Delayed | Total | |
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| Female | 14 (93%) | 13 (87%) | 27 (90%) |
| Male | 1 (7%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (10%) |
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| Mean (SD) | 50.9 (8.08) | 47.6 (9.26) | 49.3 (8.70) |
| Range | 37–63 | 33–65 | 33–65 |
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| White English | 14 (93%) | 13 (87%) | 27 (90%) |
| White other British | 1 (7%) | 0 | 1 (3%) |
| Other white | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (7%) |
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| Benign | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (3%) |
| Relapsing-remitting | 12 (80%) | 9 (60%) | 21 (70%) |
| Secondary progressive | 3 (20%) | 2 (13%) | 5 (17%) |
| Primary progressive | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (3%) |
| Participant states ‘do not know’ | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (7%) |
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| <1 year | 1 (7%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (10%) |
| 1–5 years | 7 (47%) | 4 (27%) | 11 (37%) |
| 6–10 years | 3 (20%) | 4 (27%) | 7 (23%) |
| 11–15 years | 2 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 3 (10%) |
| >16 years | 2 (13%) | 4 (27%) | 6 (20%) |
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| 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
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| 2 (noticeable symptoms, but mild) | 3 (20%) | 2 (13%) | 5 (17%) |
| 3 (limitations with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (3%) |
| 4 (interferes with walking, can walk 300–500 m) | 5 (33%) | 2 (13%) | 7 (23%) |
| 5 (can walk 100–200 m but often use a stick) | 6 (40%) | 10 (67%) | 16 (53%) |
| 6 (need a stick or single crutch)† | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
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| No qualifications | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) |
| One or more GCSE (or equivalent) | 2 (13%) | 4 (27%) | 6 (20%) |
| One or more A level (or equivalent) | 1 (7%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (10%) |
| First degree (or equivalent) | 2 (13%) | 3 (20%) | 5 (17%) |
| Higher degree/professional qualification | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | 4 (13%) |
| Other | 6 (40%) | 4 (27%) | 10 (33%) |
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| In paid employment (>30 hours per week) | 6 (40%) | 3 (20%) | 9 (30%) |
| In paid employment (≤30 hours per week) | 4 (27%) | 5 (33%) | 9 (30%) |
| Self-employed | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (3%) |
| Not in paid employment (unemployed, in education, retired, looking after home) | 5 (33%) | 6 (40%) | 11 (37%) |
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| Married/cohabiting | 11 (73%) | 10 (67%) | 21 (70%) |
| Single | 1 (7%) | 3 (20%) | 4 (13%) |
| Separated/divorced | 2 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 3 (10%) |
| Widowed | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 2 (7%) |
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| One child or more living in household | 2 (13%) | 5 (33%) | 7 (23%) |
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| Does not do 30 mins or more of activity that increases breathing rate on any days in a typical week | 7 (47%) | 6 (40%) | 13 (43%) |
Percentages rounded to nearest integer, and thus, might not sum exactly to 100%.
†While an APDDS score of ≥6 was an exclusion criterion this person’s APDDS score at screening was <6.
Previous experience/use of technology reported at baseline (n=30)
| Do not | Has used but no longer uses | Uses occasionally | Uses regularly | Unsure what this is | |
| TV remote control | - | - | 1 (3%) | 29 (97%) | - |
| Traditional mobile | 7 (23%) | 2 (7%) | 5 (17%) | 16 (53%) | - |
| SMART phone | 14 (47%) | - | - | 16 (53%) | - |
| Sat Nav | 20 (67%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (17%) | 4 (13%) | - |
| Personal computer/laptop | 3 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (17%) | 21 (70%) | - |
| MP3 Player/iPod | 14 (47%) | 4 (13%) | 5 (17%) | 7 (23%) | - |
| Touch screen tablet (eg, iPad) | 14 (47%) | 1 (3%) | 6 (20%) | 9 (30%) | - |
| Handheld gaming system (eg, Nintendo DS) | 22 (73%) | 7 (23%) | 1 (3%) | - | - |
| Home gaming system (eg, Nintendo Wii, Xbox, etc) | 18 (60%) | 8 (27%) | 4 (13%) | - | - |