The effect of dance therapy on the balance of women over 60 years of age: The influence of dance therapy for the elderly

Abstract

Dance therapy is a physical activity that can lead to balance improvement in older adults. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of dance therapy on balance and risk of falls in older women. Twenty-four older women (mean age 66.4 years old) attended dance sessions for three months. Pretest/posttests were completed using the Postural Stability Test, the Limits of Stability Test, and the Fall Risk Test M-CTSIB. Results showed the Limits of Stability Test was significantly higher (17.5%) after dance classes. Regular use of dance therapy shows promise in improving balance by increasing the limits of stability.

WITHDRAWN: A Systematic Review of the Literature Regarding Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Outcomes in Older Adults Practitioners of Physical Exercise

“…This systematic review is focused on summarizing different types of studies where the main outcomes investigated are related to physical, cognitive and/or emotional performance. According to this, physical performance included some outcomes such as muscle strength [86], heart rate variability [36], stability [57], VO 2 peak [81], functional balance [95] or gait speed [87]. The studies on executive function [37], attention [41], memory [48], processing speed [93] or concentration [85] made allusion to cognitive performance, while studies of depression [49], anxiety [71], stress [52], health-related quality of life [80], mood [84] or happiness [96] were related to emotional performance.…”

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“…Table 1 shows the number of articles identified in each database from the combination of keywords: Despite the high number of publications initially found, after using the exclusion criteria, 6 articles were included in the analysis (Figure 1). It is worth noting that among the studies analyzed there was an expressive proof of the efficacy of dance therapy for the elderly in relation to the following: balance and activities of daily living (ADLs)(Berbel, Silva, 2015);Quality of Life (Oliveira, Pivoto, Vianna, 2009); psychological well-being (D'Alencar, Mendes, Jorge, Guimarães, 2008); freedom and autonomy in aging (D'Alencar, Mendes, Jorge, Rodrigues, 2006);cognition, intelligence, attention, reaction time, tactile, postural and motor performance, as well as subjective well-being and cardiorespiratory performance (Kattenstroth, Kalisch, Holt, Tegenthoff, Dinse, 2013); and improvedbalance and reducedfall risk (Mierzwa, Długosz, Marchewka, Dąbrowski, Poznańska, 2016). Note: ♂= men; ♀= women; IG=Intervention Group; CG=Control group.…”

“…With regard to the type of dance covered in the studies, it was possible to observe that the authors adopted different dance nomenclatures/methodologies. The following were mentioned: Senior Dance (Berbel, Silva, 2015;Oliveira, Pivoto, Vianna, 2009); Biodanza (D'Alencar, Mendes, Jorge, Guimarães, 2008; D'Alencar, Mendes, Jorge, Rodrigues, 2006); Agilando™ (Kattenstroth, Kalisch, Holt, Tegenthoff, Dinse, 2013); and dancetherapy (Mierzwa, Długosz, Marchewka, Dąbrowski, Poznańska, 2016). Senior Dance is a socio-psycho-emotional physical activity program created by Ilse Tutt in Germany in 1974.…”

Healthy ageing, appetite, frailty and sarcopenia: A brief overview

“…In western countries the onset of old age has been the age of retirement and access to a pension. If the onset of old age is taken at the age of 65 years, then this third age can be divided into the young (65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)(74), old (75-85) and very old ('old-old'; 85+). It is projected that, by 2041, two thirds of the population will be older than 70 years (1, 2) and by 2050, 20% of the world's population of 2 billion will be >65 years (1.2 x 10 11 ).…”

“…Weight-bearing physical activity (e.g. walking and dance; (64,65) has been shown to improve outcome. The role of growth hormone, insulin and non-steroidal antiinflammatory (ibuprofen) medication is less certain and, although muscle mass may reduce falls, strength increases may not.…”