A small-scale study on dancing for people living with Parkinson’s disease
(2025) In PLOS ONE 20(12 December).- Abstract
Background People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) need life-long rehabilitative interventions to slow disease progression and reduce impact of the disease on daily life activities. To be sustainable for the individual, activities should have a positive impact on physical, cognitive and mental health, and should be appealing and meaningful. Aim To quantitatively evaluate the health-related effects of a 10-week dance program for patients with PD. Methods A cross-over design with two groups. Group 1 undertook 10 weeks of dance classes; after that, group 2 began their 10 weeks of dance classes. Assessments of both groups at four timepoints (baseline, 10, 20 and 30 weeks) included physical tests and self-reported questionnaires to assess... (More)
Background People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) need life-long rehabilitative interventions to slow disease progression and reduce impact of the disease on daily life activities. To be sustainable for the individual, activities should have a positive impact on physical, cognitive and mental health, and should be appealing and meaningful. Aim To quantitatively evaluate the health-related effects of a 10-week dance program for patients with PD. Methods A cross-over design with two groups. Group 1 undertook 10 weeks of dance classes; after that, group 2 began their 10 weeks of dance classes. Assessments of both groups at four timepoints (baseline, 10, 20 and 30 weeks) included physical tests and self-reported questionnaires to assess cognition, self-efficacy, well-being, fatigue, and health-related quality of life. The analysis involved comparisons of results after the dance and non-dance periods, for all instruments. Results The analyses could not show any significant differences between the assessments after the dance period compared to after the no dance period.
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- Björkdahl, Ann ; Fristedt, Sofi LU ; Filipowicz, Katarzyna ; Bergman, Paula ; Johansson, Ida Klara and Silva, Iolanda Santos Tavares
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- 2025-12
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- PLOS ONE
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- 20
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- 12 December
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- e0335433
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- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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- pmid:41385586
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- 1932-6203
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0335433
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Background People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) need life-long rehabilitative interventions to slow disease progression and reduce impact of the disease on daily life activities. To be sustainable for the individual, activities should have a positive impact on physical, cognitive and mental health, and should be appealing and meaningful. Aim To quantitatively evaluate the health-related effects of a 10-week dance program for patients with PD. Methods A cross-over design with two groups. Group 1 undertook 10 weeks of dance classes; after that, group 2 began their 10 weeks of dance classes. Assessments of both groups at four timepoints (baseline, 10, 20 and 30 weeks) included physical tests and self-reported questionnaires to assess cognition, self-efficacy, well-being, fatigue, and health-related quality of life. The analysis involved comparisons of results after the dance and non-dance periods, for all instruments. Results The analyses could not show any significant differences between the assessments after the dance period compared to after the no dance period.</p>}},
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