跳舞作为老年痴呆症的干预工具：一个小型审查舞蹈和老年痴呆症

Title:Dancing as an Intervention Tool for People with Dementia: A Mini-Review Dancing and Dementia

Volume: 14 Issue: 12

关键词: 痴呆，跳舞，疗效，发现，好处，局限性，评论。

摘要: Background: Research studies show a positive impact of physical activities such as dancing on the improvement of cognitive reserves of people with dementia.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore dancing efficacy on people with dementia and list the key benefits and limitations of dancing therapy for these people.

Methods: The methods used in this study include a method of literature review of available Englishwritten sources with respect to the dancing therapy and dementia in the acknowledged databases Pub- Med, Web of Science, Springer, and Scopus, and a method of comparison and evaluation of their findings.

Results: The findings of this mini review confirm positive efficacy of dancing therapy on cognitive, physical, emotional and social performance of people with dementia.

Conclusion: More randomized controlled clinical trials should be conducted in this field, as well as other non-pharmacological therapies should be employed in order to holistically contribute to the prevention and treatment of dementia.

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Dancing as an Intervention Tool for People with Dementia: A Mini-Review Dancing and Dementia, Current Alzheimer Research 2017; 14 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666170713161422