Effects of Video Games-Based Task-Oriented Activity Training (Xbox 360 KinectTM) on Activity Performance and Participation in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective The aim of the study was to compare the effects of two different task-oriented activity training (TOAT) programs on activity performance and participation in children/adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Design Sixty-two patients were randomized into group I and group II for TOAT. In group I, activities of daily living (ADL) were practiced using real materials from daily life and, in group II, ADL were practiced using video-based games (Xbox 360 KinectTM) for 3 days/a week/8 weeks. Pain by the "Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)", upper extremity muscle, grip, and pinch strengths by a dynamometer, activity performance and participation by the "Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ)", "Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)", and "Duruoz Hand Index (DHI)" were evaluated. Results After treatment in both groups, significant changes were found in the NRS, muscle strength, grips strength, CHAQ, COPM, and DHI (p

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