Abstract

There is evidence that older adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD) benefit from dance movement therapy (DMT) and mind-body techniques such as yoga. DMT and yoga (Y) are often seen as complementary strategies in promoting wellness as they focus on embodied self-awareness. This article reports a study comparing the effectiveness of DMT sessions vis-à-vis DMT + Y sessions on balance confidence, geriatric anxieties, and wellbeing of older adults with PD. Both the groups reported significant post-test improvements in balance confidence. The DMT + Y group also reported significantly lower geriatric anxieties and higher wellbeing scores. Balance confidence greatly improved in older women and those who regularly attended and completed the DMT homework. DMT + Y sessions were more effective for older women, currently married, participants living with their spouse or with spouse and adult children, and whose DMT + Y program compliance (attendance, homework completion) was higher.

摘要

有证据表明，患有帕金森病 (PD) 的老年人可以从舞蹈运动疗法 (DMT) 和瑜伽等身心技巧中受益。DMT 和瑜伽 (Y) 通常被视为促进健康的补充策略，因为它们专注于体现自我意识。本文报道了一项研究，比较了 DMT 课程与 DMT + Y 课程对患有 PD 的老年人的平衡信心、老年焦虑和幸福感的有效性。两组均报告测试后平衡信心显着提高。DMT + Y 组还报告称，老年焦虑显着降低，幸福感得分更高。老年女性和定期参加并完成 DMT 作业的女性的平衡信心大大提高。DMT + Y 疗程对于已婚的老年女性更有效，