Allied and Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Allied and Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 26;11(3):e044027. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044027.
To explore the perceptions of hospitalised older people and their relatives of the impact of taking part in group dance sessions in an acute hospital setting.
A qualitative descriptive approach was used.
An acute hospital trust in the East of England.
Purposive sample of dance group participants.
Weekly music and movement sessions for frail older people on Department of Elderly Medicine Wards and the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. Sessions take place in the ward and are facilitated by a dance artist supported by ward staff.
Twenty-one semistructured interviews were conducted with older people and/or their relatives. Thematic analysis of the data identified three overarching themes: (1) dance as a physical activity, (2) dance as an opportunity for social interaction and (3) the dance group as a source of emotional support. Sessions were valued as an enjoyable way to undertake physical activity and provided an opportunity for social interaction between patients. This is important as loneliness and boredom are a common occurrence during hospitalisation and are detrimental to overall health and well-being. Patients reported an emotional impact though taking part; happiness from engaging with the group and the release of pent up emotions through the triggering of memories by the music and conversations within the group.
Dance for Health provides a range of physical, social and emotional benefits for hospitalised older people. Further research is required to investigate the effectiveness of group dance sessions in increasing physical activity on an acute ward and the potential psychological benefits for hospitalised older people.
探讨住院老年人及其家属对参与急性医院环境下团体舞蹈课程的影响的看法。
使用定性描述方法。
英格兰东部的一家急性医院信托基金。
舞蹈小组参与者的随机样本。
每周为老年医学病房和中风康复病房的体弱老年人举办音乐和运动课程。课程在病房进行，由一名舞蹈艺术家在病房工作人员的支持下进行。
对 21 名老年人及其家属进行了半结构化访谈。对数据的主题分析确定了三个总体主题：（1）舞蹈作为一种身体活动，（2）舞蹈作为社交互动的机会，（3）舞蹈小组作为情感支持的来源。这些课程被视为进行身体活动的一种愉快方式，为患者之间的社交互动提供了机会。这一点很重要，因为孤独和无聊在住院期间很常见，会对整体健康和幸福感造成不利影响。患者报告说参与其中会产生情绪影响；参与团体的快乐以及通过音乐和小组内的对话触发记忆来释放压抑的情绪。
健康舞蹈为住院老年人提供了一系列身体、社交和情感上的益处。需要进一步研究团体舞蹈课程在增加急性病房身体活动方面的有效性，以及对住院老年人的潜在心理益处。
