Rosado Hugo, Motta Patrícia, Cruz-Ferreira Ana, Pereira Catarina
Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 18;16:1515393. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1515393. eCollection 2025.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of a psychomotor intervention mediated by creative dance on interoceptive awareness in community-dwelling older adults.
This 12-week non-randomized clinical trial involved 34 participants (74.6 ± 6.6 years), divided into two groups. The experimental group (EG) engaged in a psychomotor intervention (3×/week; 60 min/session), while the control group (CG) continued their usual daily activities. Interoceptive awareness was assessed using the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness at baseline and post-intervention.
Within-group comparison showed significant improvements in the EG for the scales of Noticing, Not-Worrying, Attention Regulation, Emotional Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Trusting, ( < 0.05). Post-intervention comparison between groups revealed significant differences in all aforementioned scales ( < 0.05), except for Not-Worrying. Overall, the CG maintained or decreased their results. The improvements observed in the EG were clinically relevant, with effect sizes ranging from medium to large.
Our study results highlight the potential of a psychomotor intervention mediated by creative dance for enhancing interoceptive awareness in community-dwelling older adults, contributing to better emotional regulation and overall well-being. This effective intervention can be a valuable strategy for promoting healthy aging.
本研究旨在探讨创意舞蹈介导的心理运动干预对社区居住老年人内感受性觉知的影响。
这项为期12周的非随机临床试验纳入了34名参与者（74.6±6.6岁），分为两组。实验组（EG）进行心理运动干预（每周3次；每次60分钟），而对照组（CG）继续其日常活动。在基线和干预后使用内感受性觉知多维评估对内感受性觉知进行评估。
组内比较显示，实验组在注意、不担忧、注意力调节、情绪觉知、自我调节和信任等量表上有显著改善（<0.05）。组间干预后比较显示，除不担忧外，上述所有量表均有显著差异（<0.05）。总体而言，对照组的结果维持不变或有所下降。实验组观察到的改善具有临床相关性，效应大小从中等到大。
我们的研究结果凸显了创意舞蹈介导的心理运动干预在增强社区居住老年人内感受性觉知方面的潜力，有助于更好地进行情绪调节和整体幸福感提升。这种有效的干预措施可以成为促进健康老龄化的宝贵策略。
