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Validation of a Psychosocial Intervention on Body Image in Older People: An Experimental Design
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[Biodance as process of existential renew for the elderly].
Bárbara Pereira D'Alencar1, Maria Manuela Rino Mendes, Maria Salete Bessa Jorge
1Departamento de Enfermagem, Universiade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|November 5, 2008
Summary
Biodance helps elders face health challenges by increasing their vitality and will to live. This ethnographic study shows Biodance promotes health and a better quality of life in older adults.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Dance Therapy
- Qualitative Research
Context:
- Explores the lived experiences of elderly individuals participating in Biodance.
- Focuses on a group of eight elders from SESC in Fortaleza, Ceará.
- Utilizes ethnographic methods for in-depth understanding.
Purpose:
- To identify the effects of Biodance on elders.
- To understand the meaning of Biodance for the elderly population.
- To explore how Biodance influences health behaviors and outcomes.
Summary:
- Biodance acts as a coping mechanism for health difficulties in elders.
- It stimulates positive behavioral changes related to health conditions.
- The practice enhances vital impetus and the will to live among participants.
Impact:
- Biodance facilitates the "rescue of health" in aging individuals.
- Promotes improved quality of life and well-being in older adults.
- Highlights the therapeutic potential of dance in gerontology.
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