Dance movement therapy with older people with a psychiatric condition: A systematic review

Free-Form Dance as an Alternative Interaction for Adult Grandchildren and Their Grandparents

“…For those moving into sheltered housing, DMT contributes to an increased sense of belonging, emotional well-being, and social involvement (Kluge et al, 2012). Similarly, several studies found that DMT interventions contribute positively to older adults with mental health disorders (Jiménez et al, 2019), whereas DMT's contribution to the well-being of older adults living in the community (not in homes for the elderly) has not been examined to date. It is possible that this is related to the lack of DMT training in community settings and to the difficulty in recruiting participants for an intervention that requires leaving the house, and due to the expense of therapy.…”

“…Previous studies examined the significance of joint activity of GCs and older people (Majlesi and Ekström, 2016). The choice to focus on free-form dance is based on previous research in the field of DMT in old age (Jiménez et al, 2019). DMT makes an emotional and social contribution in old age and was found to be a factor inhibiting deterioration in regions of the brain affected by dementia (Hole et al, 2015).…”

Dance as physical exercise for older people

“…The effects of dance on the health and general well-being of the older population (≥65 years), as appraised in 16 reviews, including 11 systematic reviews, covering a total of 296 individual studies, are summarised in Supplementary table 1. Several reviews concluded that dance has positive/protective effects on cognitive functions [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] , such as a delay in the onset of dementia 11 , on memory 7 , including immediate and delayed recall 7 , and on executive functions 6 . Several studies claimed dance benefits quality of life 9,12 , mental states such as depression, anxiety 9,14 and general mood 12 , as well as psychosocial phenomena such as social interaction 10,15 and interpersonal skills 10,11 .…”

Aktuelle systematische Reviews zu Tanz-, Bewegungstherapie mit älteren Menschen und Demenzkranken und ein RCT

“…Die beiden systematischen Reviews wiesen auf methodische Defizite der Studien zu Tanz-, Bewegungstherapie bei älteren Menschen mit Demenz (Lyons et al 2018) und der Primärstudien zur Tanz-, Bewegungstherapie bei älteren Menschen mit psychiatrischen Diagnosen (Jiménez et al 2019) hin. Der RCT von Ho und KollegInnen (2019) erweiterte die Forschung zur Tanz-, Bewegungstherapie mit einer hochwertigen Primärstudie, welche kurzfristige Effekte (Verbesserung affektiver Symptomatik) und langfristige Effekte (Verbesserung täglicher und neuroendokriner Funktionen) bei älteren Menschen mit Demenz nachweisen konnte.…”

“…ieser Beitrag stellt zwei systematische Reviews zur Wirkung der Tanz-, Bewegungstherapie bei älteren Menschen (Jiménez et al 2019) und älteren Demenzpati-entInnen (Lyons et al 2018) vor und präsentiert die Ergebnisse eines RCTs zur Wirkung der Tanztherapie auf die psychophysiologischen Effekte bei älteren Menschen mit milder Demenz.…”