A Dança Sênior® como recurso do terapeuta ocupacional com idosos: contribuições na qualidade de vida

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze and identify possible contributions in the quality of life of older adult participants of senior dance workshops applied as a resource of the occupational therapist. It is an exploratory, descriptive, interventional, longitudinal prospective study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. For the selection of the sample, the elderly were submitted to a cognitive screening through the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), for the analysis of the quality of life, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was applied before and after the workshop. To collect qualitative data, the older adults participated in two focus groups, before and after the workshop. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired T-test of the difference between two means and content analysis. The workshop was developed over 12 weekly meetings, lasting 90 minutes each. After finishing the workshop, it was observed improvement in the quality of life, with emphasis on the individual averages of the physical aspects (pre-workshop: 69.4, post-workshop: 83.3) and emotional aspects (pre-workshop: 74.1; post-workshop: 96.3). When the Student's T-test was used to compare the means of the group as a whole before and after the workshop, it was possible to note that the domains "functional capacity" (p=0.01), "social aspects" (p=0.04) and "mental health" (p=0.02) presented significant improvement. Therefore, the present study pointed out the benefits of a senior dance workshop being used as a resource for the 1 In memoriam: Aline Miotto Nadolny, the main creator of this project, passionate about Occupational Therapy, dance and Gerontology died a year after the end of the workshop and days after graduation, victim of femicide. It is our simple tribute to her and so many other women whose brilliance we can no longer enjoy.

Effect of Expressive Therapies on Sleep Disorders in Hyperfrequent elderly of Primary Health Care

“…Expressive therapy works as a complementary therapeutic instrument, being characterized by group activity involving music and physical activity (dance / movement), as a comprehensive care strategy (care for the disease, health and life) and door to dialogue, working the body through choreographies created with music, performed in different areas and contexts such as health, education, institutions and the community, stimulating creative, creative, imaginative, reflective and prospective activity, covering all age groups, genders and at different stages of life [51,52,53].…”

Dança Sênior como recurso Terapêutico Ocupacional em um grupo de Reumatologia: Relato de experiência / Senior Dance as an Occupational Therapeutic resource in a Rheumatology group: Experience report

“…O segundo ponto foi em relação às preocupações, pois em um dos dias chegamos à reflexão de que ninguém fazia perfeitamente uma coisa pela primeira vez, neste caso a coreografia, então um dos pacientes levou a reflexão para a vida pessoal dizendo que teria que ter paciência com a família, e assim, um ajudaria ao outro. A Dança Sênior oferece ao idoso uma melhora psicoemocional, através de reflexões sobre as melodias e a socialização no grupo (NADOLNY et al, 2020).…”

“…Dessa forma, as intervenções da Terapia Ocupacional com a Dança Sênior favorecem uma melhor qualidade de vida, equilíbrio, melhora nos aspectos físicos, cognitivos e sociais, que ajudam diretamente na realização das AVD (NADOLNY et al, 2020).…”