Open AccessANÁLISE DOS BENEFÍCIOS DA DANÇA PARA A QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE IDOSOS MORADORES DE UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE LONGA PERMANÊNCIA
Author(s) -
Camila Rodrigues Costa,
Ana Paula Leite de Souza,
Matheus Augusto Mendes Amparo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
colloquium vitae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1984-6436
DOI - 10.5747/cv.2018.v10.nesp5.000343
Subject(s) - dance , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , psychological intervention , psychology , elderly people , intervention (counseling) , medicine , humanities , nursing , art , literature
The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of a dance program on the quality of life ofelderly people living in a long-stay institution located in the interior of the State of São Paulo. Thisis an action research. Nine elderly, aged between 63 and 93 years, of both sexes, participated inthe study. The Quality of Life Questionnaire - SF-36 was applied. Subsequently, the interventionswere initiated, through the dance (zumba) from the rhythms: Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue,Reggaeton, twice a week. After two months of intervention, the questionnaire was reapplied. Thedata were analyzed from the parameters for quality of life classification in which zero correspondsto a poor rating and 100 to an excellent rating. There was an improvement in general health andsocial aspects. It is concluded that a dance program can contribute to the improvement in thequality of life of elderly people living in a long-term institution.