Effect of a Community-Based Argentine Tango Dance Program on Functional Balance and Confidence in Older Adults
Effect of a Community-Based Argentine Tango Dance Program on Functional Balance and Confidence in Older Adults
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DOI：
10.1123/japa.16.4.435
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Fung, Joyce
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作者：
McKinley, Patricia;Jacobson, Allison;Fung, Joyce
在有跌倒风险的非痴呆老年人中，探戈舞和步行项目进行了比较。年龄62-91岁的患者（N = 30）被随机分配到10周（40小时，2小时/周）探戈班或步行组。在干预前、干预后和干预后1个月分别测量特定活动平衡信心（ABC）量表、坐立评分、正常步行和快速步行。双向重复测量方差分析显示，时间对所有测量均有显著的主效应（p < 0.01）。由于步行组的基线平均值较高，ABC的组间和相互作用仅在探戈组中有所改善。使用老年人流行病学研究既定人群评分测量的临床改善在探戈组更大。从这些初步结果来看，尽管这两种干预都是增加力量和步行速度的有效活动，但在10周的干预中，探戈可能比步行在平衡技能和步行速度方面有更大的改善。这项研究需要在更大的样本量上重复进行，以确定走路对害怕摔倒的有效性。
Tango-dancing and walking programs are compared in nondemented seniors at risk for falls. Fallers (N = 30) age 62-91 were randomly assigned to a 10-wk (40 hr, 2 hr 2X/wk) tango class or walk group. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, sit-to-stand scores, and normal and fast walk were measured pre-, post-, and 1 month postintervention. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVAs indicated a significant main effect (p < .01) for time on all measures. Group and interaction effects for ABC led to improvement only in tango because of high baseline mean for the walk group. Clinical improvements measured using Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly scoring were greater for the tango group. From these preliminary results it is suggested that although both interventions are effective activities for increasing strength and walk speed, tango might result in greater improvements than walking in balance skills and in walking speed in the 10-wk intervention. The study needs to be repeated with a greater sample size to determine the effectiveness of walking on fear of falling.