Evaluation of quality of life of post-stroke hemiparetic patients before and after dance therapy for seniors

Authors

  • Patricia Cristina de Carvalho Uninove
  • Lucas Andreo Dias Dos Santos Uninove
  • Soraia Micaela Silva Uninove
  • Silvia Sper Cavalli Uninove
  • João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa Universidade Nove de Julho - Uninove. São Paulo, SP
  • Fernanda Ishida Corrêa Uninove

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v11n4.3284

Keywords:

Dance, Hemiplegic, Quality of life, Stroke.

Abstract

Introduction: Dance can improve the quality of life (QOL) of people who have some psychomotor impairment; however, nothing has been found about dance for seniors in neurological patients. Objective: To assess the quality of life (QOL) in patients with hemiparesis resulting from a stroke, before and after dance therapy for seniors. Methodology: Eight hemiparetic patients answered two QOL questionnaires: SF-36 and SS-QOL. One-hour dance therapy sessions were then held twice a week at the physiotherapy clinic of Uninove, totaling 24 sessions. At the end of the sessions, the questionnaires were reapplied. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample; afterwards, the data were tested for normality with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Wilcoxon tests. The significance level was set at 5%. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in QOL: SF-36 (p = 0.05) and SS-QOL (p = 0.01). Conclusion: The study showed positive results, because there was a significant improvement in the quality of life of patients who participated in the dance therapy.

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Author Biographies

Patricia Cristina de Carvalho, Uninove

1Graduandos de Fisioterapia – Uninove. São Paulo, SP – Brasil.

Lucas Andreo Dias Dos Santos, Uninove

1Graduandos de Fisioterapia – Uninove. São Paulo, SP – Brasil.

Soraia Micaela Silva, Uninove

2Mestranda em Ciências da Reabilitação – Uninove. São Paulo, SP – Brasil.

Silvia Sper Cavalli, Uninove

3Docentes do curso de Fisioterapia – Uninove. São Paulo, SP – Brasil.

João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa, Universidade Nove de Julho - Uninove. São Paulo, SP

Doutor em Biologia Patologia Buco-Dental pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; Mestre em Fisiologia e Biofísica pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; Coordenador do Mestrado em Ciências da Reabilitação da UNINOVE.

Fernanda Ishida Corrêa, Uninove

Docente do Curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Published

2013-01-04

How to Cite

1.
Carvalho PC de, Santos LADD, Silva SM, Cavalli SS, Corrêa JCF, Corrêa FI. Evaluation of quality of life of post-stroke hemiparetic patients before and after dance therapy for seniors. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 4 [cited 2024 Jul. 1];11(4):573-9. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/3284

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Section

Applied Sciences