International Ballroom Dancing Against Neurodegeneration: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Greek Community-Dwelling Elders With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Overview

Journal Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Neurology

Date 2017 Aug 26

PMID 28840742

Citations 48

Authors

Ioulietta Lazarou

Themis Parastatidis

Anthoula Tsolaki

Mara Gkioka

Anastasios Karakostas

Stella Douka

Magda Tsolaki

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Abstract

Background: Many studies have highlighted the positive effects of dance in people with neurodegenerative diseases.

Objectives: To explore the effects of International Ballroom Dancing on cognitive function in elders with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).

Methods: One-hundred twenty-nine elderly patients with aMCI diagnosis (mean age 66.8 ± 10.1 years) were randomly assigned into 2 groups: intervention group (IG, n = 66) and control group (CG, n = 63). The IG exercised systematically for 10 months, and both groups were submitted to extensive neuropsychological assessment prior and after the 10-month period.

Results: According to the independent sample t test at the follow-up, significant differences between groups were found in benefit of the IG while the CG showed worse performance in the majority of neuropsychological tests. According to the Student t test, better performance is detected in IG in contrast with CG, which had worse performance almost in all scales.

Conclusion: Dance may be an important nonpharmacological approach that can benefit cognitive functions.

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