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Dance and Movement Therapy Techniques in Elderly People

A

Amasya University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Self Neglect
Dance Therapy
Loneliness

Treatments

Behavioral: dance and movement therapy group: 2.group
Behavioral: walking group: 1.group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05655455
AmasyaU10

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: To investigate the effects of dance and movement therapy or walking interventions for elderly people aged 65 and over who are registered to the family health center located in the city center of Amasya, on the loneliness and self-neglect levels of the elderly.

Method: In this study, which is a repeated-measurement and 3-armed randomized controlled study with a pretest-posttest control group, the elderly aged 65 and over will be randomly assigned to two 15-person experiments and a control group. In the study, dance and movement therapy techniques will be applied to the 1st intervention group (n:15), and walking attempt (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 2nd intervention group (n:15). The data collection tool will be applied before the intervention and at the 1st and 3rd months after the intervention.

Conclusion: The main result of the study is to determine that dance and movement therapy and walking attempts for the elderly are effective in reducing the levels of loneliness and self-neglect in the elderly. It is thought that the results of the study will support the elderly mentally, socially and culturally and will guide the programs that will improve the health of the elderly.

Full description

Introduction: The feeling of loneliness and self-neglect, which can be seen in all age groups and is an uncomfortable situation for individuals, are important factors that affect the physical and mental health and quality of life of individuals, which are more common in older ages. Coping with emotional, physical and social support networks to cope with the factors that cause the feeling of loneliness in the elderly, and applying programs that address all the variables that will prevent the decrease in the life satisfaction of the elderly as a result of loneliness reduce the feeling of self-neglect and loneliness in the elderly.

Aim: To investigate the effects of dance and movement therapy or walking interventions for elderly people aged 65 and over who are registered to the family health center located in the city center of Amasya, on the loneliness and self-neglect levels of the elderly.

Method: In this study, which is a repeated-measurement and 3-armed randomized controlled study with a pretest-posttest control group, the elderly aged 65 and over will be randomly assigned to two 15-person experiments and a control group. In the study, dance and movement therapy techniques will be applied to the 1st intervention group (n:15), and walking attempt (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 2nd intervention group (n:15). The data collection tool will be applied before the intervention and at the 1st and 3rd months after the intervention.

Conclusion: The main result of the study is to determine that dance and movement therapy and walking attempts for the elderly are effective in reducing the levels of loneliness and self-neglect in the elderly. It is thought that the results of the study will support the elderly mentally, socially and culturally and will guide the programs that will improve the health of the elderly.

Enrollment

16 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

*65 years and older,

  • Having no vision and hearing problems,
  • Diagnosed and not having a chronic disease that would prevent participation in the study,
  • Not having a diagnosed mental health problem,
  • Does not have a disease that prevents physical exercise,

Exclusion criteria

  • have a known physical or neurological disease

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

16 participants in 3 patient groups

experimental group 1
Experimental group
Description:
group 1: walking group
Treatment:
Behavioral: walking group: 1.group
experimental group 2
Experimental group
Description:
group 2: dance and movement therapy group
Treatment:
Behavioral: dance and movement therapy group: 2.group
control group
No Intervention group
Description:
No intervention

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

gozde yildiz das gecim, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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