What is Wii?

An example of Wii

The Wii is a home video game console by Nintendo. It consists of a console with a wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions.

Manufacturer's Wii site

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 13 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
exercise 8 0
Weight loss 4 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Parkinson's Disease 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Balance problems 3 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 2 0

See all 47 patients currently using Wii

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Wii

exercise 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Wii. See all 20 dosages

  30minutes as needed 30 min monthly 1 hr daily 30 min weekly 45 min weekly 30 min m,w,f 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 88%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 13%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 13%

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wii

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

A bar graph

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Wii

Always
0 0%
Usually
2 29%
Sometimes
5 71%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Wii

Very
1 14%
Somewhat
2 29%
A little
2 29%
Not at all
2 29%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Wii

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 100%

There are no evaluations for Wii .

7 additional evaluations for Wii are not currently shared publicly.

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