Table 2 Characteristics of the interventional protocol
| Study | Intervention | Dosage of intervention | Types of control | Measured outcomes | Effects of intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacha [33] | Adventures game | 60 min/day, 2/week, 7 week | Physical therapy exercises |
BA: Mini-BESTest PIA: Mini-BESTest FUA (4-week): Mini-BESTest | Mini-BESTest→→ |
| Bateni [22] | Balance game | 3 games/day, 3/week, 4 week | Physical therapy training |
BA: BBS DA (2-week): BBS PIA: BBS | BBS→ |
| Physical therapy training | |||||
| Bateni [22] | Balance game | 3 games/d, 3/wk, 4wk | Physical therapy training |
BA: BBS DA (2-week): BBS PIA: BBS | BBS→ |
| Chen [23] | Selected Tai-Chi movements | 30 min/d, 3/wk, 8wk | Traditional Tai-Chi exercise |
BA: BBS, TUG, FRT PIA: BBS, TUG, FRT |
BBS↑ TUG↑ FRT↑ |
| Eggenberger [39] | Dance game | 60 min/d, 2/wk, 26wk |
Treadmill walking S&B training |
BA: FF, FES-I, OLS DA (3-month): FES-I, OLS PIA: FF, FES-I, OLS FUA1 (6-month, 1-year): FF FUA2 (1-year): FES-I, OLS |
FF→↑→ FES-I→→ OLS→→ |
| S&B training | |||||
| Franco [40] | Balance game | 10–15 min, 2/wk, 3wk | Matter of Balance Program |
BA: BBS, TB PIA: BBS, TB |
BBS→ TB→ |
| Home exercises | |||||
| Htut [42] | Video game | 30 min, 3/wk, 8wk | Physical exercises |
BA: BBS, TUG, FES-I PIA: BBS, TUG, FES-I |
BBS→ TUG→ FES-I↑ |
| Jung [28] | Sport game | 30 min, 2/wk, 8 wk | Lumbar stabilization exercises |
BA: BBS, FRT, TUG PIA: BBS, FRT, TUG |
BBS↓ FRT↓ TUG→ |
| Karahan [34] | Sport game | 30 min, 5/wk, 6 wk | Home exercise |
BA: BBS, TUG PIA: BBS, TUG |
BBS↑ TUG→ |
| Ku [29] | Customized game | 30 min, 3/wk, 4 wk | S & B training |
BA: BBS, TUG PIA: BBS, TUG |
BBS↑ TUG↑ |
| Li [35] | Balance training | 32 min, 10/month, 12 wk | One-leg standing exercise |
BA: TUG, SL PIA: TUG, SL |
TUG↑ SL↑ |
| Park [30] | Balance game/program | 30 min, 3/wk, 8 wk | Ball exercise |
BA: TUG, SL, SS PIA: TUG, SL, SS |
TUG↑ SL↑ SS→ |
| Park [36] | Kayak program | 50 min, 2/wk, 6 wk | Conventional exercise |
BA: PC standing PIA: PC standing |
PC standing↑ PC sitting↑ |
| Conventional exercise | |||||
| Pichierri [37] |
Resistance training Balance training | 50–55 min, 2/wk, 12 wk | Resistance and balance training |
BA: FES-I PIA: FES-I | FES-I→ |
| Dance game | |||||
| Pluchino [41] | Balance game | 60 min, 2/wk, 8wk | Standardized balance exercise program |
BA: FES, TUG, OLS, FRT, TB, SL PIA: FES, TUG, OLS, FRT, TB, SL |
FES→ TUG→ OLS→ FRT→ TB→ SL→ |
| Pluchino [41] | Balance game | 60 min, 2/wk, 8 wk | Tai Chi |
BA: FES, TUG, OLS, FRT, TB, SL PIA: FES, TUG, OLS, FRT, TB, SL |
FES→ TUG→ OLS→ FRT→ TB→ SL→ |
| Reed-Jones [31] |
Agility training Visual training | 90 min, 2/wk, 12 wk | ACSM exercises for elderly |
BA: FRT, TUG DA (6-week): FRT, TUG PIA: FRT, TUG |
FRT→ TUG→ |
| ACSM exercises for elderly | |||||
| Reed-Jones [31] |
Agility training Visual training | 90 min, 2/wk, 12 wk |
ACSM exercises for elderly Agility training |
BA: FRT, TUG DA (6-week): FRT, TUG PIA: FRT, TUG |
FRT→ TUG→ |
| ACSM exercises for elderly | |||||
| Schoene [32] | Stepping game | 20 min, 3/wk, 16 wk | Home exercise |
BA: Icon-FES, TUG PIA: Icon-FES, TUG FUA (6-month): number of fallers |
Number of fallers→ Icon-FES↑ TUG↑ |
| Stanmore [21] | Exergame | 30 min, 3/wk, 12 wk | S & B exercises |
BA: BBS, FES-I, TUG PIA: BBS, FES-I, TUG FUA (3-month): FI (includes the number of falls and fallers) |
BBS↑ FES-I↑ TUG→ FI↑ |
| S & B exercise | |||||
| Toulotte [43] | Sport game | 60 min, 1/wk, 20 wk | Adapted physical training |
BA: UT, TB, COG PIA: UT, TB, COG |
UT↓ TB↓ COG↑ |
| Toulotte [43] |
Adapted physical activities Sport game | 60 min, 1/wk, 20 wk | Adapted physical training |
BA: UT, TB, COG PIA: UT, TB, COG |
UT↓ TB↓ COG↑ |
| Yang [38] | Exergame | 45 min, 2/wk, 5 wk | Balance training |
BA: TUG, FRT, OLS PIA: TUG, FRT, OLS |
TUG→ FRT↑ OLS→ |
| Yeşilyaprak [4] | Balance exercise | 35–45 min, 3/wk, 6 wk | Balance exercises |
BA: BBS, TUG, OLS, FES-I PIA: BBS, TUG, OLS, FES-I |
BBS→ TUG→ OLS→ FES-I→ |