O'Rourke Hannah M, Sidani Souraya, Chu Charlene H, Fox Mary, McGilton Katherine S, Collins Jhonna
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2017 Oct 16;3:2333721417734672. doi: 10.1177/2333721417734672. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.
Older adults who live in long-term care settings are at risk for functional decline, which may be mitigated by regular exercise. Using a single-group repeated measures design, this pilot study explored the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a Waltz-based dance intervention delivered to 13 Canadian, English-speaking, long-term care residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. The findings supported intervention feasibility, based on a high completion rate (93%), level of attendance ( = 7.15 of 10 sessions) and level of engagement during dance sessions ( = 1.75 to 1.97 out of 2.00). On average, residents perceived dance sessions positively, and staff and family participants ( = 26) rated them as somewhat acceptable overall ( = 2.37, 0 to 4 scale). Additional research is needed to assess intervention efficacy in a larger sample.
居住在长期护理机构中的老年人存在功能衰退的风险，而定期锻炼可能会缓解这种情况。本试点研究采用单组重复测量设计，探讨了一项以华尔兹为基础的舞蹈干预措施对13名患有轻度至中度认知障碍的加拿大英语长期护理居民的可行性、可接受性和初步效果。研究结果支持了干预措施的可行性，依据是高完成率（93%）、出勤水平（10节课中平均出勤7.15节）以及舞蹈课期间的参与度水平（满分2.00分，平均为1.75至1.97分）。居民们总体上对舞蹈课评价积极，工作人员和家属参与者（共26人）对其总体可接受程度的评分在0至4分的量表上为2.37分。需要进一步的研究来评估在更大样本中该干预措施的效果。
