The effect of ballroom dance on balance and functional autonomy among the isolated elderly

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• 作者：Eliane Gomes da Silva Borges ; Sam¨¢ria Ali Cader ; Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale ; Thales Henrique Pires Cruz ; Mauro Cezar de Gurgel de Alencar Carvalho ; Francisco Miguel Pinto ; Est¨¦lio H.M. Dantas
• 关键词：Ballroom dance ; Physical balance of elderly ; Functional autonomy
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：September-October, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：55
• 期：2
• 页码：492-496
• 全文大小：431 K

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The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of a ballroom dancing program on the functional autonomy and physical balance of institutionalized elderly individuals. The study enrolled 75 sedentary elderly subjects from long-term institutions who were randomly divided into a ballroom dance program group (EG; n = 39) and a control group (CG; n = 36). The protocol of the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) was used to evaluate functional autonomy. Physical balance was analyzed using a stabilometer and posture meter platforms. The level of significance in statistical tests was set at p < 0.05. Regarding the physical balance evaluation, only the members of the EG achieved a significant reduction in weight (¦¤ = ?0.98 kg) following the experiment, both in the intragroup (p = 0.002) and in the intergroup analysis (p = 0.012). In the evaluation of functional autonomy, only the EG showed a significant reduction in the execution time of all the tests and in the GDLAM index: GI (¦¤ = ?6.99), both in the intragroup (p < 0.001) and in the intergroup analysis (p = 0.011). Thus, it can be inferred that sedentary elderly individuals who are residents of long-term institutions can improve their functional autonomy and balance with a ballroom dance program.