Bar Anat, Czamanski-Cohen Johanna, Federman Judith Dita
The School of Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
The Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jul 5;12:623721. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.623721. eCollection 2021.
Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms which are strongly associated with patients' quality of life, affecting social skills and support. It strikes not only the motor abilities but may harm cognitive and emotional functioning. For the past 15 years, contemporary dance has been employed as an intervention to help people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease cope physically and mentally by way of motor, vestibular, and sensory stimulation as well as social interaction. In this study we aimed to examine psychological flexibility, creative self-efficacy and quality of life of Parkinson's patients participating in contemporary dance sessions. To obtain this goal we conducted a cross-sectional comparative study of 50 Parkinson's patients aged 50-87 years, half of which had been participating for at least 3 months once a week, in contemporary dance classes, and the matched controls participated in a verbal support group. Study participants completed questionnaires after participating in a dance class (Intervention) or in a support group (control). Participants in the intervention group were also asked to answer three open-ended questions that examined the experience of participating in contemporary dance classes. We found that psychological flexibility and quality of life were significantly higher in the dance class participants. Participants reported positive changes that occur in their overall feeling and quality of life following their participation in dance classes. Since PD patients' experiences are deeply embedded in the body, it is significant to explore the use of movement in treatment. The importance of the study is in its potential to highlight the relationship between psychological flexibility and quality of life and to increase awareness of clinicians treating Parkinson's patients to the importance of incorporating dance as an inherent part of a multidisciplinary team effort.
帕金森病是一种神经退行性疾病，其特征为运动和非运动症状，这些症状与患者的生活质量密切相关，会影响社交技能和支持。它不仅会影响运动能力，还可能损害认知和情感功能。在过去15年中，当代舞已被用作一种干预手段，通过运动、前庭和感觉刺激以及社交互动，帮助被诊断患有帕金森病的人在身心方面进行应对。在本研究中，我们旨在考察参加当代舞课程的帕金森病患者的心理灵活性、创造性自我效能感和生活质量。为实现这一目标，我们对50名年龄在50至87岁之间的帕金森病患者进行了一项横断面比较研究，其中一半患者每周参加一次当代舞课程，至少持续3个月，而匹配的对照组参加一个言语支持小组。研究参与者在参加舞蹈课程（干预组）或支持小组（对照组）后完成问卷调查。干预组的参与者还被要求回答三个开放式问题，以考察参加当代舞课程的体验。我们发现，舞蹈课程参与者的心理灵活性和生活质量显著更高。参与者报告称，参加舞蹈课程后，他们的整体感觉和生活质量发生了积极变化。由于帕金森病患者的体验深深植根于身体之中，因此探索运动在治疗中的应用具有重要意义。该研究的重要性在于其有可能突出心理灵活性与生活质量之间的关系，并提高治疗帕金森病患者的临床医生对将舞蹈纳入多学科团队努力的固有组成部分的重要性的认识。
