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Observational studyJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

Dancing through time: Cognitive changes over six years of community dance in Parkinson's disease.

Simran Rooprai, Harsimran Dogra, Ashkan Karimi, Rafia Rafique, Emily D'Alessandro, Karolina Bearss, Sarah Robichaud, Rachel J Bar, Joseph Fx DeSouza

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Observational study in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Simran RoopraiInterdisciplinary Graduate Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-5177-6664
Harsimran DograDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-0273-3493
Ashkan KarimiInterdisciplinary Graduate Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-5017-1978
Rafia RafiqueInstitute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID 0009-0002-1330-599X
Emily D'AlessandroDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-2364-0827
Karolina BearssDepartment of Psychology, Algoma University, Brampton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6669-4664
Sarah RobichaudDancing with Parkinson's CANADA, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-9457-1054
Rachel J BarCanada's National Ballet School, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4120-4950
Joseph Fx DeSouzaInterdisciplinary Graduate Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6931-0849

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease, and is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms, including gait dysfunction and cognitive decline. Dance has emerged as a promising intervention for improving motor and non-motor symptoms in persons with PD (PwPD), yet long-term effects remain underexplored.ObjectiveTo assess changes in cognitive function and gait performance over six years among PwPD who participated in a weekly dance program, compared to a Reference group who remained physically inactive.MethodsThis six-year longitudinal observational study included 43 PwPD who attended weekly dance classes and were evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). A Reference group of 28 PwPD, matched on age, gender, and Hoehn & Yahr scores, were selected from the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative, and assessed using the MDS-UPDRS and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Cognitive scores were standardized. Generalized estimating equations were used to compare cognitive and gait outcomes across time.ResultsThe Dance group was significantly different from the Reference group (

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CognitionCognitive DysfunctionDance TherapyDancingParkinson DiseaseAgedFemaleGaitHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental Status and Dementia TestsMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsAlzheimer's diseasecognitiondancinggaitParkinson's diseasequality of life

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