Beauty That Moves: Dance for Parkinson's Effects on Affect, Self-Efficacy, Gait Symmetry, and Dual Task Performance.

ABSTRACT: Background: Previous studies have investigated the effects of dance interventions on Parkinson's motor and non-motor symptoms in an effort to develop an integrated view of dance as a therapeutic intervention. This within-subject study questions whether dance can be simply considered a form of exercise by comparing a Dance for Parkinson's class with a matched-intensity exercise session lacking dance elements like music, metaphorical language, and social reality of art-partaking. Methods: In this repeated-measure design, 7 adults with Parkinson's were tested four times; (i) before and (ii) after a Dance for Parkinson's class, as well as (iii) before and (iv) after a matched-intensity exercise session. Physiological measures included heart rate and electrodermal activity. Self-r

SUBMITTER: Fontanesi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892443 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature