Community-Based Argentine Tango Dance Program Is Associated With Increased Activity Participation Among Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Dance is basically a complex physical activity which either casually or formally organized in which people take part for fitness, health and well-being, social relationships or competition and a worldwide human activity that involves complex whole body movements through space synchronized to music. Dance-related reviews of evidence have examined the effectiveness of dance therapy on psychological and physical health and well-being outcomes in patients with cancer, for schizophrenia, and on depression. Dance therapy was officially described firstly in 1948. The medical application of dance therapy was well reviewed in neurologic conditions. Dance has been used extensively for the treatment of gait and balance dysfunction in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Especially, Argentine tango is the most frequently employed dance form in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Tango therapy may hold promise as an intervention to improve gait, balance, and mobility in a variety of neurological conditions. Tango therapy was approached from dance therapy to the current status of medical application. A more systemic analysis of tango movement for proper and effective therapeutic application of tango is necessary for medical purposes.

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The natural history of treated Parkinson's disease in an incident, community based cohort

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ◽

10.1136/jnnp.2011.240366 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 82 (10) ◽

pp. 1112-1118 ◽

Cited By ~ 133

Author(s):

J. R. Evans ◽

S. L. Mason ◽

C. H. Williams-Gray ◽

T. Foltynie ◽

C. Brayne ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Natural History ◽

Community Based ◽

History Of

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Effects of COVID ‐19 on Parkinson's Disease Clinical Features: A Community‐Based Case‐Control Study

Movement Disorders ◽

10.1002/mds.28170 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (8) ◽

pp. 1287-1292 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Roberto Cilia ◽

Salvatore Bonvegna ◽

Giulia Straccia ◽

Nico Golfrè Andreasi ◽

Antonio E. Elia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Community Based ◽

Control Study

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Unmasking Parkinson’s Disease: The Relationship of Grit, Exercise, and Quality of Life

Journal of Patient Experience ◽

10.1177/2374373520937171 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 1732-1739

Author(s):

Susan G Klappa ◽

Julie A I Thompson ◽

Stuart Blatt

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Support Groups ◽

Physical Therapists ◽

The United States ◽

Community Based ◽

Coping Responses ◽

Home Based

The purpose of this study was to investigate grit, exercise, and quality of life (QOL) among individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). A sample of convenience was used. A survey which included the grit scale, QOL scale, and open-ended questions was distributed to participants (n = 101, 51 male and 50 female) who are members of online PD support groups across the United States. Data were analyzed by SPSS 25. Grit values averaged 3.65 ± 0.51 for participants (n = 101). When divided into groups, mean grit score for community-based exercisers was 3.78 ± 0.42 and 3.10 ± 0.48 for home-based exercisers. Grit was positively correlated to higher QOL on the Parkinson’s disease quality of life (PDQL; r = +0.293, P = .004). Grit was positively correlated to the emotional component of the PDQL ( r = +0.462, P < .001). Participants with higher grit levels had higher emotional coping responses after being diagnosed with PD, exercised more, and were more willing to self-advocate. With limited rehabilitation visits allowed, physical therapists should be aware of community-based programs to redefine participation roles after diagnosis.

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Favorite Activity Interview as a Window into the Identity of People with Parkinson's Disease

OTJR Occupation Participation and Health ◽

10.1177/153944920602600204 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 56-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Emily J. DeGroat ◽

Kathleen Doyle Lyons ◽

Linda Tickle-Degnen

Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Occupational Therapy ◽

Personal Identity ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Verbal Communication ◽

Activity Participation ◽

Verbal Content ◽

Identity Expression ◽

Insight Into

The purpose of this study was to document the degree to which a brief segment of an occupational therapy interview about favorite activities served as a window into personal identity and experience in clients with Parkinson's disease. Two-minute segments of videotaped interviews of 12 participants with Parkinson's disease were transcribed and analyzed. A verbal content measure was developed, its reliability tested, and its items correlated with participants' self-rated personality and mood. Overall, the inter-rater reliability for this verbal content measure was acceptably high, and many expected associations between participant verbal content and participant identity as related to personality and mood were found. The results tentatively suggest that the client's discussion of favorite activity participation, as well as the tone and frequency of the client's verbal communication, can provide insight into the identity of the client, and this information is available to the practitioner even for clients who have difficulty expressing their identities nonverbally. This exploratory study establishes a foundation for further research in the area of identity expression through verbal content in individuals with diminished nonverbal expressiveness.

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