Feasibility of a Home‐Based Exergaming Intervention for Youth With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The exergame was feasible and acceptable in two thirds of participants. Iterative feedback obtained during this study led to subsequent updates to the game interface to optimize gameplay.
Authors
- Shaainthabie Karthigesu
- Angelina Woof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-5425)
- Alex MacKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-6391)
- David Herzig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-9445)
- Sławomir Opałka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-544X)
- Jordan Sheriko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-1758)
- Kathryn A. Selby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9239-1704)
- Niamh Cushen
- Maryam Oskoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-0108)
- Maureen A. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-000X)
- Pamela Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5913-2986)
- Danielle Levac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-9335)
- Beth K. Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-6542)
- Jean K. Mah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5795-9955)
- Juergen Gottowik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-572X)
- Ihsane Iraqi
- Xing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-2233)
- Sarah Turgeon‐Desilets
Institutions
- Roche (Switzerland) (CH)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CA)
- Canadiana.org (CA)
- Transition Technologies (Poland) (PL)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Muscle & Nerve
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.70032
- Primary Topic
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research