The Effectiveness of Technology-Mediated Dance Interventions and Their Impact on Psychosocial Factors in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Silva, Paula; Cochrane, Andy; Farrell, Helen

doi:10.1089/g4h.2017.0197

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“…Schwender et al (2018) also found that social dance interventions caused marked improvements in participants' sense of self and body-awareness of relevance to the connection between loneliness, body values, and bodily practices previously mentioned. It is no surprise then that these socioemotional aspects of dance-based interventions are frequently repeated in the literature (Franco et al, 2015), yet the evidence-base for these claims is both limited and inconsistent (Laban, 2010;Lötzke et al, 2015;McNeely et al, 2015b;Silva et al, 2018).…”

Section: Arts and Dance Interventions For The Social Inclusion Of Oldmentioning

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Dance Intervention Affects Social Connections and Body Appreciation Among Older Adults in the Long Term Despite COVID-19 Social Isolation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

2021

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The ability of dance to address social isolation is argued, but there is a lack of both evidence of such an effect and interventions designed for the purpose. An interdisciplinary research team at University of Calgary partnered with Kaeja d’Dance to pilot test the effects of an intervention designed to facilitate embodied social connections among older adults. Within a mixed methods study design, pre and post behavioral tests and qualitative surveys about experiences of the body and connecting were administered to thirteen participants along with test instruments of loneliness and body appreciation. In the short-term, no significant changes were found on quantitative tests. Exploratory analysis revealed intervention improvements on individual body appreciation questions only. This indication of change was strongly supported by converging qualitative data and identified as relating to: increased connection through task-based collaboration, increased awareness of interpersonal boundaries, and a shift to experiencing the body as responsive. These indications of increased relational capacity were deemed likely to cause further impact in the long term. Examining this possibility and the subsequently arisen factor of COVID-19 risks and restrictions, test instruments were administered again to 10 participants 4 and 5 months after the intervention. A significant increase in loneliness was found. Despite this negative impact of COVID-19 isolation, several positive intervention changes remained detectable and some continued to increase over time. Seventy percent of the participants, who made new social contacts during the intervention and later sought continued contact, improved significantly across all body appreciation measures over the full study. The qualitative data from the last two time-points revealed both consistent values and new, negative changes. While these preliminary findings speak to the durability of intervention changes, they also identify areas of urgent priority to help older adults restore embodied relational capacity that has declined during COVID-19. Within the limitations of a small-sample pilot study, converging mixed methods results support the hypothesis that dance interventions designed for the purpose can positively affect the social inclusion of older adults. Although we recommend further study, these promising results also indicate that dance interventions can help older adults recover from pandemic isolation.

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Section: Arts and Dance Interventions For The Social Inclusion Of Oldmentioning

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Dance Intervention Affects Social Connections and Body Appreciation Among Older Adults in the Long Term Despite COVID-19 Social Isolation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

2021

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“…Therefore, the adherence rates of physical activity interventions are usually poor with high rates of attrition (Ferreira et al, 2018; Frändin et al, 2016; Kocic et al, 2018). Promoting an activity that is fun may be a strategy that can motivate older adults to engage in physical activity and promote adherence (Devereux-Fitzgerald et al, 2016; Silva et al, 2018). One such fun physical activity for many people is dance.…”

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The Effects of Dance Interventions on Depression in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis

Rittiwong¹,

Reangsing

Schneider

2023

J Appl Gerontol

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Meta-analyses of the effects of dance on depressive symptoms in older adults have shown contradictory results, but few primary studies were included (5 and 8 studies). We aimed to examine the effects of dance on depressive symptoms in older adults aged 60 years and older and to examine the moderator effects of the source, participants, methods, and intervention characteristics. We included 23 primary studies that compared depressive symptoms across dance and comparison/control groups of older adults (72 ± 6.7 years old) and were written in English ( N = 1,398) participants. Dance groups showed significantly less depressive symptoms post-intervention than comparison groups (ES = 0.66, 95% CI [0.42, 0.91], p < .001, I 2 = 76.80%). South America and Australia showed the greatest effects. Using quasi-experimental designs showed significant effect sizes compared to using randomized designs. Only one quality indicator, intention-to-treat, influenced effect size. Dance might be used as an alternative treatment to improve depression.

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“…At this point, more investigation is needed to determine the efficacy of rhythmic interventions for EF. The present study aims to build upon the foundation of knowledge around this relationship using "StepMania," a downloadable and adaptable dance gaming system very similar to Dance Dance Revolution, which has been used in prior research on psychosocial factors in older adults (Silva et al, 2018). This system requires players to follow along with musical rhythmic sequences by performing repetitive physical movements to the beat.…”

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The effect of acute rhythmic cognitively engaging physical activity on executive function and attention in preadolescent children

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The Effectiveness of Technology-Mediated Dance Interventions and Their Impact on Psychosocial Factors in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Existing evidence to support the effectiveness of technology-mediated dance interventions and their impact on psychosocial factors in older adults is weak and with a high risk for bias. The findings of this review may inform future, more rigorous research in the area.

Cited by 12 publications

References 76 publications

Dance Intervention Affects Social Connections and Body Appreciation Among Older Adults in the Long Term Despite COVID-19 Social Isolation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Dance Intervention Affects Social Connections and Body Appreciation Among Older Adults in the Long Term Despite COVID-19 Social Isolation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

The Effects of Dance Interventions on Depression in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis

The effect of acute rhythmic cognitively engaging physical activity on executive function and attention in preadolescent children

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