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Dance therapy for individuals with Parkinson's disease: Improving quality of life
Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome, Vol.14, pp.17-25
14
2014
Web of Science ID: WOS:000215703000003
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects mobility and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), through a neurodegenerative disease process. Drugs and pharmacology do not fully address motor, cognitive, and psychosocial symptoms; therefore, adjunctive therapies have been researched for their efficacy at addressing these issues. One form of exercise, dance, has received attention because recent studies have demonstrated dance’s ability to improve mobility and HRQOL in people with PD. The purpose of this integrative review was to present evidence supporting or refuting improved HRQOL in individuals with PD after participation in a dance-or music-based movement intervention. Potential mechanisms of HRQOL improvement are offered. Search terms including “Parkinson’s disease”, “dance”, “quality of life”, “exercise”, “dance/movement therapy”, and “music” were entered in groupings into PubMed, CINAHL®, EMBASE™, PsycINFO®, Web of Science™, and the Cochrane Library databases. Papers were included if they were randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, or case reports that were related to HRQOL and dance/movement and/or specifically related to determining the mechanisms potentially underlying dance effects. To date, the available research has been inconclusive in demonstrating that dance has a positive impact on HRQOL; however, further research is required. This review suggests that, at the very least, dance has the potential to impact the HRQOL and possibly the health behaviors of individuals with PD. Interventions for those with PD must be targeted and efficient. Going forward, research should explore mechanisms of dance’s effects for those with neurodegenerative conditions in order to inform novel mobility rehabilitation that benefits HRQOL.
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- Title
- Dance therapy for individuals with Parkinson's disease
- Publication Details
- Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome, Vol.14, pp.17-25
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press Ltd.; New Zealand
- Series
- 14
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- 2014 Hackney and Bennett. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000215703000003; 99380090309706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English