Senior dance as a resource of the occupational therapist with older adults: contributions in the quality of life

Nadolny, Aline Miotto; Trilo, Mayara; Fernandes, Jéssica da Rosa; Pinheiro, Cecília Sommer Passos; Kusma, Solena Ziemer; Raymundo, Taiuani Marquine

doi:10.4322/2526-8910.ctoAO1792

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Original Article • Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup. 28 (2) • Apr-June 2020 • https://doi.org/10.4322/2526-8910.ctoAO1792 copy

Senior dance as a resource of the occupational therapist with older adults: contributions in the quality of life¹ 1 Aline Miotto Nadolny, a principal idealizadora deste projeto, apaixonada pela Terapia Ocupacional, pela dança e pela Gerontologia faleceu um ano após o término da oficina e dias após a sua formatura, vítima de feminicídio. Fica nossa singela homenagem a ela e tantas outras mulheres cujo brilho não podemos mais desfrutar.

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Abstract

This study aimed to analyze and identify possible contributions in the quality of life of older adult participants of senior dance workshops applied as a resource of the occupational therapist. It is an exploratory, descriptive, interventional, longitudinal prospective study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. For the selection of the sample, the elderly were submitted to a cognitive screening through the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), for the analysis of the quality of life, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was applied before and after the workshop. To collect qualitative data, the older adults participated in two focus groups, before and after the workshop. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired T-test of the difference between two means and content analysis. The workshop was developed over 12 weekly meetings, lasting 90 minutes each. After finishing the workshop, it was observed improvement in the quality of life, with emphasis on the individual averages of the physical aspects (pre-workshop: 69.4, post-workshop: 83.3) and emotional aspects (pre-workshop: 74.1; post-workshop: 96.3). When the Student's T-test was used to compare the means of the group as a whole before and after the workshop, it was possible to note that the domains “functional capacity” (p=0.01), “social aspects” (p=0.04) and “mental health” (p=0.02) presented significant improvement. Therefore, the present study pointed out the benefits of a senior dance workshop being used as a resource for the occupational therapist with the elderly, and the results obtained lead to the conclusion that the dance workshop contributed to an improvement in the quality of life of elderly people who participated in it.

Keywords:
Quality of life; Aging; Dancing; Occupational Therapy; Group Practice

MEETINGS	ACTIVITIES
Selection of Candidates	Presentation of the project and evaluation for pre-selection.
Project opening	Project presentation; clarification of doubts; assessments and focus group; coffee.
1st meeting	Stretching with seated participants; socialization dynamics with music (participants in a circle) and choreographies of Senior Dance: Welcome, Mexican Waltz and Blues in the circle; post-workshop assessment and coffee.
2nd meeting	Stretching with seated participants; dynamics of body awareness with music, directed movements followed by free dance; Senior Dance choreographies: Vilma Stomp; Waltz of the scarves (with colored scarves); Italian with bottles and Blues in the circle; post-workshop assessment and coffee.
3rd meeting	Stretching with seated participants; Geronto-activation movements: (rhythm activity and motor coordination with decorated bottles); Senior Dance choreographies: Happy circle, Italian with bottles and Mexican Waltz.
4th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; Senior Dance choreographies: Senior Mixer; Casatsckok and Happy circle; experience for body awareness (with quiet music, commands referring to the body structure with the intention of relaxation); post-workshop assessment and coffee.
5th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; free dance dynamics in pairs with balloons; Senior Dance choreographies: Sigh and seven hops; breathing/relaxation technique (with quiet music); post-workshop assessment and coffee.
6th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; Hugging dynamics (music with body commands); choreographies of Senior Dance: Hunters march; Happy circle and Mexican Waltz; post-workshop assessment and coffee.
7th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; Choreographies of Senior Dance: Sticks dance, Serenade, and Italian with bottles (bottles decorated by the elderly participants); post-workshop assessment and coffee.
8th meeting	Stretching with the participants seated and standing; Circular Dance choreographies with a guest teacher; post-workshop assessment and coffee.
9th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; body experience with music for warm-up; choreographies of Senior Dance: Sticks dance; Gypsy polka and Serenade. Experience for relaxation and body awareness (with quiet music); post-workshop assessment and coffee.
10th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; choreographies of Senior Dance: Hunters march; colorful plates and Blues circle; embracing dynamics (repeated at the request of the participants); post-workshop assessment and coffee.
11th meeting	Stretching with seated participants; warm-up dynamics; choreographies of Senior Dance: Mill dance; Gypsy Polka; Casatschok; Seven hops and Happy circle; breathing/relaxation technique; post-workshop assessment and coffee.
Ending	Reassessment, focus group and coffee.

1^st meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Loss of balance	11.1	Coordination		11.1
			Control and change of steps	22.2	Concentration and memory		22.2
			Coordination	22.2	Exercise the body		11.1
			Due to overweight	11.1	Socialization		22.2
			Due to pain	11.1	Not yet noticed		22.2
			Absence of difficulty	33.3
2^nd meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Loss of balance	11.1	Concentration and memory		11.1
			Control and change of steps	11.1	Exercise the body		22.2
			Coordination	22.2	Socialization		11.1
			Due to pain	11.1	Balance		11.1
			First contact with dance	11.1	Happy mood - feel good		11.1
			Absence of difficulty	33.3	Self-esteem		22.2
					Not yet noticed		11.1
3^rd meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	11.1	Coordination		44.5
			Coordination	11.1	Concentration and memory		22.2
			Due to pain	22.2	Exercise the body		22.2
			Absence of difficulty	55.6	Socialization		11.1
4^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	22.2	Concentration and memory		11.1
			Coordination	22.2	Exercise the body		33.4
			Concentration	11.1	Socialization		11.1
			Absence of difficulty	44.5	Balance		22.2
					Happy mood - feel good		22.2
5^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	11.1	Coordination		11.1
			Coordination	11.1	Concentration and memory		22.2
			Absence of difficulty	77.8	Exercise the body		22.2
					Socialization		11.1
					Agility		33.4
6^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	11.1	Coordination		22.2
			Coordination	11.1	Concentration and memory		11.1
			Due to pain	11.1	Socialization		11.1
			Absence of difficulty	66.7	Balance		11.1
					Happy mood - feel good		11.1
					Agility		33.4
7^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	8		Loss of balance	25.0	Coordination		3.5
			Control and change of steps	12.5	Exercise the body		37.5
			Due to pain	12.5	Socialization		12.5
			Absence of difficulty	50.0	Agility		12.5
8^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	22.2	Coordination		11.1
			Coordination	11.1	Concentration and memory		22.2
			Concentration	11.1	Exercise the body		11.1
			Absence of difficulty	55.6	Balance		11.1
					Happy mood - feel good		33.4
					Emotional control		11.1
9^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps	11.1	Coordination		11.1
			Remember the steps (memory)	11.1	Exercise the body		33.4
			Absence of difficulty	77.8	Balance		11.1
10^th meeting	N		Difficulties	%	Benefits		%
	9		Control and change of steps Absence of difficulty	44.4 55.5	Coordination Exercise the body		11.1 22.2
					Balance Happy mood - feel good		11.1 55.5
11^th meeting	N	Difficulties		%		Benefits	%
	9	Remember the steps (memory) Absence of difficulty		11.1 88.9		Balance Happy mood - feel good Exercise the body	11.1 55.5 33.3

DOMAIN	N	Correlation	p-value
Functional capacity	9	.907	.001
Limitation due to physical aspects	9	-.025	.949
Pain	9	.188	.629
General health status	9	.297	.438
Vitality	9	.179	.644
Social aspects	9	.688	.041
Limitation due to emotional aspects	9	-.224	.563
Mental health	9	.723	.028

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