University of Applied Sciences, School of Health and Sports, Kajaani, Finland.
Int J Older People Nurs. 2013 Mar;8(1):10-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00284.x. Epub 2011 Jun 24.
Previous studies have shown that dance can bring out the strength and resources of persons with dementia.
To describe for later evaluation how older persons with dementia experience dance performances in a nursing home.
Four dance performances, based on the recollections the older persons had of different seasons, were arranged in one nursing home.
Qualitative descriptive study, with 13 older persons with dementia, four family members, seven nurses and three practical nurse students. Data were collected and analysed using methodological triangulation.
Older persons identified dance performance activity as a process. They had a positive attitude towards the dance performance and performers, and they had experiences of different elements of the dance performance. The older persons forgot their ailments during the performances, and the performances evoked various emotions and awoke memories. Some of them had negative experiences of dancing and dance performances. The older persons experienced a common bond with other spectators.
Watching a dance performance is an active process for older persons with dementia.
Reminiscence about the dance performance gives the older person an opportunity to deal with the experiences evoked by the performance.
先前的研究表明，舞蹈可以挖掘痴呆症患者的力量和潜力。
描述在养老院中，老年痴呆症患者对舞蹈表演的体验，以便后续评估。
在一家养老院中安排了四场基于老年人对不同季节回忆的舞蹈表演。
采用定性描述性研究，纳入 13 名老年痴呆症患者、4 名家庭成员、7 名护士和 3 名实习护士学生。使用方法学三角测量法收集和分析数据。
老年人将舞蹈表演活动视为一个过程。他们对舞蹈表演和表演者持有积极的态度，并体验到了舞蹈表演的不同元素。在表演过程中，老年人忘记了自己的疾病，表演唤起了各种情绪和回忆。他们中的一些人对跳舞和舞蹈表演有负面体验。老年人与其他观众之间建立了共同的联系。
观看舞蹈表演是老年痴呆症患者的一种积极体验。
对舞蹈表演的回忆为老年人提供了一个处理表演所引发的体验的机会。
