SynthesisJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2018
Ballroom dancing as physical activity for patients with cancer: a systematic review and report of a pilot project.
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- Dance-Based Interventions for Mental Health: A Comprehensive and Quality-Sensitive Umbrella Review of Definitions, Measurement Practices, and Evidence Fragmentation.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of dance movement therapy and dance movement interventions on cancer patients' health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of community dance in people with cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion international · 2023Pooled it
- Neurologic dance training (NDT) as supportive care for the physical symptoms of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer survivorship research & care · 2025Article
- Ballet after breast cancer: A qualitative evaluation of a novel 16-week ballet intervention for women after breast cancer.JSAMS plus · 2024Article
- Body Posture and Low Back Pain: Differences between Folk and Ballroom Dancers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nonpharmacological interventions for cancer-related fatigue: A literature review.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Review
- Evaluation of a Virtual Dance Class for Cancer Patients and Their Partners during the Corona Pandemic-A Real-World Observational Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Observational
- A virtual dance sport class for cancer patients: the trainer perspective.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Effects of dyadic-based physical activity intervention on cancer-related fatigue among cancer survivors: A scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Innovative participatory evaluation methodologies to assess and sustain multilevel impacts of two community-based physical activity programs for women in Colombia.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Influence of ballroom dancing on fatigue, body image, self-efficacy, and endurance of cancer patients and their partners.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2021Article
- Effect of ballroom dancing on the well-being of cancer patients: Report of a pilot project.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2018Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity has positive effects on cancer patients. Dancing addresses diverse bio-psycho-social aspects. Our aim was to assess the evidence on ballroom dancing and to develop the setting for a pilot project.
methodsWe performed a systematic review, extracted the data and designed a pilot training based on standard curricula. We included cancer patients during or after therapy. Training duration was 90 min with one regular pause and individual pauses as needed.
resultsWe retrieved two systematic reviews and six controlled studies. Types of dancing varied. Only one study used ballroom dancing. Dance training might improve well-being, physical fitness, fatigue and coping during and after therapy. Yet, evidence is scarce and data to derive the effect size are lacking; 27 patients and their partners took part in the pilot training. Patients and partners needed more time to learn the steps than is planned in regular ballroom classes. Participants were very satisfied with the adaptation of the training to their physical strength and estimated the training in a sheltered group. No side effects occurred. In spite of a high rate of participants reporting fatigue, 90 min of physical activity with only a few minutes of rest were manageable for all participants.
conclusionBallroom dancing may offer benefits for patients with respect to quality of life. Cancer patients prefer sheltered training setting and curricula of regular ballroom classes must be adapted for cancer patients. Strict curricula might reduce motivation and adherence and exclude patients with lower or variable fitness.
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