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- Title
A Influência doTempo de Prática de Dança de Salão nos Níveis de Depressão de Idosos.
- Authors
Carvalho de Melo, Cristina; Teoldo da Costa, Varley; Lima Boletini, Tatiana; Gomes de Freitas, Vinicius; Teoldo da Costa, Israel; Vasconcelos Arreguy, Agnes; Noce, Franco
- Abstract
Ballroom dancing can be an ally in the treatment of depression, since it produces physical, psychological, and social benefits; in which the elderly reveal their greatest needs and weaknesses. It is necessary to rethink the lifestyle of the elderly population, developing intervention strategies that will contribute to this population have a positive trajectory of agin. The objective of this study was to verify the influence of the time of regular practice of ballroom dancing in the levels of depression in the elderly. This study included 51 elderly of both genders. Cognitive impairment was assessed using the Mini Mental and depression by Beck Inventory. The normality of the data was verified and used a correlation test between depression and other independent variables. None voluntary presented cognitive impairment. Depression presented a score of 11. 25 points (mild depression) and factors such as: "being professionally inactive", "go through recent tragic situation" and "suffer from some currently disease" pointed to a greater predisposition to depression. The time to regular dance practice showed a negative and significant correlation with depression (r = -0. 54; p≤0,01). It is concluded that regular practice of ballroom dancing is an alternative tool for the treatment of depression.
- Subjects
MENTAL health of older people; BALLROOM dancers; BALLROOM dancing; MENTAL depression; GERIATRIC psychology; PSYCHOLOGY of dance
- Publication
Journal of Sport Psychology / Revista de Psicología del Deporte, 2018, Vol 27, p67
- ISSN
1132-239X
- Publication type
Article