The influence of Belly Dance in symptoms depressive in community-dwelling elderly women

Authors

  • Bruna Perez Broadbent Hoyer Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).
  • Vanessa Jesus Rodrigues Teodoro Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).
  • Sheila de Melo Borges Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p277-288

Keywords:

Depressive symptoms, Therapy for Dance, Aging.

Abstract

The study the type randomized clinical trial "blind", evaluated the influence of belly dance (DV) on depressive symptoms in community elderly. The old were divided into two groups: control and I-II-intervention; assessed before and after the intervention. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, health assessment and Geriatric Scale abbreviated Yesavage Depression (GDS-15). As a result, the group II showed significant improvement (p=0.019) in the GDS-15 in relation to T0 (mean: 6.45, SD=3.26) and T1 (Average: 3.33, SD=1.5) not being observed in group I.

Author Biographies

Bruna Perez Broadbent Hoyer, Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).

Graduada em Fisioterapia. Universidade Santa Cecilia (UNISANTA). Santos (SP). Pós-Graduanda no curso de Fisioterapia Neurofuncional da Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA).  Santos (SP).

 

 

Vanessa Jesus Rodrigues Teodoro, Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).

Graduada em Fisioterapia. Universidade Santa Cecilia (UNISANTA). Santos (SP). Pós-Graduanda no curso de Fisioterapia Neurofuncional da Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).

 

Sheila de Melo Borges, Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP).

Docente do curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Santos (SP). Doutorado em Psiquiatria pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo e Mestrado em Gerontologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas.

 

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Hoyer, B. P. B., Teodoro, V. J. R., & Borges, S. de M. (2015). The influence of Belly Dance in symptoms depressive in community-dwelling elderly women. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(1), 277–288. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p277-288

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Papers

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