Classical Ballet Dance as a Recreational Activity for Adults Women

Uskudar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Occupational Therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04776200

61351342/2020-135

Details and patient eligibility

About

Classical ballet dance has just used therapeutically in recent years and can be a good recreational activity option at occupational therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether participation in classical ballet dance activity for at least 3 months is associated with psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and well-being.

Full description

A total of 128 adults participated in the study, sixty-four for Ballet Group (BG) and Control Group (CG). The psychological distress of the participants were evaluated with the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS), anxiety and depression evaluated with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and well-being and quality of life evaluated with the World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5).

Enrollment: 128 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

The ballet group's inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 65 years,
• weekly attendance at ballet classes for at least 3 months

The control group's inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 65 years,
• did not participate in any ballet activity.

Exclusion Criteria:(for both groups)

• Being a professional dancer or athlete
• Diagnosed with systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes
• Diagnosed with psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety

Trial design

128 participants in 2 patient groups

Ballet Groups

Description:

It was invited the individuals, who were ongoing for at least 3 months in classical ballet dance activity in the dance studio, between December 2019 and March 2020.

Control Groups

Description:

It was invited the individuals, who have just registered for classical ballet dance activity.