Effects of Video Games–Based Task-Oriented Activity Training (Xbox 360 Kinect) 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 programs on activity performance and participation in children/adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Design Sixty-two patients were randomized into group I and group II for task-oriented activity training. In group I, activities of daily living were practiced using real materials from daily life, and in group II, activities of daily living were practiced using video-based games (Xbox 360 Kinect) for 3 d/wk for 8 wks. Pain by the Numeric Rating Scale, upper limb muscle, grip, and pinch strengths by a dynamometer, activity performance and participation by the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and Duruoz Hand Index were evaluated. Results After treatment in both groups, significant changes were found in the Numeric Rating Scale, muscle strength, grips strength, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and Duruoz Hand Index (P

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