ReviewBrain sciences2023
The Impact of Dance Movement Interventions on Psychological Health in Older Adults without Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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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
- A meta-analysis of preventive psychosocial interventions against depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults.Psychological medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of dance interventions on brain health for older adults with cognitive impairment: an umbrella review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of dance movement therapy and walking interventions on loneliness and self-neglect in older people aged 65 and over: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Two Somatic-Based Practices Dance and Martial Arts on Irisin, BDNF Levels and Cognitive and Physical Fitness in Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Trial
- Social engagement and brain structure-informed cognitive domain trajectories in older adults: The National Health and Aging Trends Study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Promoting Well-Being in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Effects of a Creative-Dance-Mediated Psychomotor Intervention on Life Satisfaction and Affect.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Evidence-based interventions for promoting healthy aging: a scoping review.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Pathways to resilience: relationships between cognitive reserve, psychological debt, and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Hip-hop dance participation and cognitive, gait, and muscle mass outcomes in community-dwelling older adults: a multi-site longitudinal study.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Psychosocial outcomes of folk dance interventions compared with other dance forms: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Design, development, and validation of a multimodal synergy-based intuitive virtual and augmented reality therapy platform for mental health.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026Article
- Enhancing interoceptive awareness in community-dwelling older adults: effects of a psychomotor intervention mediated by creative dance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Life-long music and dance relationships inform impressions of music- and dance-based movement therapies in individuals with and without mild cognitive impairment.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Effect of Dancing Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Environmental enrichment is associated with favorable memory-related functional brain activity patterns in older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLifestyle-based multimodal interventions that integrate physical, sensory, cognitive and social enrichment are suggested to promote healthy mental aging and resilience against aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
objectivesThis meta-analysis examined the efficacy of dance movement interventions (DMI) as an integrated mind-body activity on outcomes of psychological health in older adults.
methodsPre-registration was carried out with PROSPERO (CRD42021265112). PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating the effects of DMI (>4 weeks' duration) compared to comparators on measures of psychological health (primary outcome) and cognitive function (additional outcome) among older adults without dementia (aged ≥55). Data of 14 primary RCT (
resultsDMI had a small positive effect on overall psychological health (
conclusionsWe found that DMI was effective in promoting mental health amongst older adults without dementia, suggesting that the multimodal enrichment tool is a potential strategy for health promotion and prevention of AD. High-quality intervention studies are needed to expand evidence on DMI-induced changes in specific psychological domains and identify underlying neurophysiological correlates.
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