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Dance and Movement Therapy Techniques in Elderly People

NCT05655455 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2025-05-04

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Summary

Aim: To investigate the effects of dance and movement therapy or walking interventions for elderly people aged 65 and over who are registered to the family health center located in the city center of Amasya, on the loneliness and self-neglect levels of the elderly.

Method: In this study, which is a repeated-measurement and 3-armed randomized controlled study with a pretest-posttest control group, the elderly aged 65 and over will be randomly assigned to two 15-person experiments and a control group. In the study, dance and movement therapy techniques will be applied to the 1st intervention group (n:15), and walking attempt (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 2nd intervention group (n:15). The data collection tool will be applied before the intervention and at the 1st and 3rd months after the intervention.

Conclusion: The main result of the study is to determine that dance and movement therapy and walking attempts for the elderly are effective in reducing the levels of loneliness and self-neglect in the elderly. It is thought that the results of the study will support the elderly mentally, socially and culturally and will guide the programs that will improve the health of the elderly.

Conditions

  • Dance Therapy
  • Self Neglect
  • Loneliness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

walking group: 1.group

In the study, walking attempt will be applied (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 1st intervention group (n:15) in a gym. It will be given by a specialist in public health nursing. (first researcher)

BEHAVIORAL

dance and movement therapy group: 2.group

In the study, dance and movement therapy will be applied (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 2nd intervention group (n:15) in a gym. It will be given by a specialist in psychiatric nursing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Amasya University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • gozde yildiz das gecim, PhD · Amasya University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-12
Primary Completion
2023-02-12
Completion
2023-06-12

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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