2020
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17688
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Association of Dance-Based Mind-Motor Activities With Falls and Physical Function Among Healthy Older Adults

Abstract: IMPORTANCE Falls increase morbidity and mortality in adults 65 years and older. The role of dancebased mind-motor activities in preventing falls among healthy older adults is not well established. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of dance-based mind-motor activities in preventing falls.

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“…Physical activity and exercise are now becoming a major issue, when gyms are closed and even some usual and habitual everyday activities are reduced. For older adults, any type of activity, including household chores, is considered beneficial [ 96 ], as well as alternate activities such as yoga, tai chi, or even ballroom dancing [ 97 , 98 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Physical activity and exercise are now becoming a major issue, when gyms are closed and even some usual and habitual everyday activities are reduced. For older adults, any type of activity, including household chores, is considered beneficial [ 96 ], as well as alternate activities such as yoga, tai chi, or even ballroom dancing [ 97 , 98 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These types of activities are safe and popular as stress and anxiety reduction strategies, as shown recently for yoga [ 97 ]. Similarly, a recent meta-analysis found an over 30% reduction in falls and fall risk in older individuals who were engaged in dance-based mind–motor activities [ 98 ]. Such activities (e.g., ballroom and folk dancing), incorporate upright movements, instructions, choreography, inner rhythm and breathing and social interactions.…”
Section: Precision Exercise and Physical Activity For Osa In Good mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All ages and sexes in the most different conditions have a positive effect on dance [Delextrat et al 2016;Yan et al 2018;Pereira et al 2019]. Especially the elderly significantly improve cardiovascular health when practicing dance at moderate intensity [Merom et al 2016;Mattle et al 2020].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, Dance differs from other physical activities because it represents an enriched motor experience (Dhami et al, 2015) and for this reason, Dance interventions involve multiple functions and are intrinsically multimodal. In fact, dancing does not only mean the movement of the body, but also involve the levels of learning, attention, memory, emotion, rhythmic coordination, balance, visuospatial capacity, acoustic stimulation, imagination, improvisation and social interaction (Mattle et al, 2020). For these reasons, in structuring the activity programs, Dance teachers must always think about using teaching strategies that make it possible for everyone, including the elderly, to learn very complex movement patterns.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%