Effects of dance on the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults with dementia, who are long-stay inpatients, subjected to ballroom dancing. Method: simple randomized clinical study. Older adult sample: control group (30) and experimental group (30). The grou...

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Main Authors: Eliane Gomes da Silva Borges, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Carlos Soares Pernambuco, Samaria Ali Cader, Selma Pedra Chaves Sá, Francisco Miguel Pinto, Isabel Cristina Ribeiro Regazzi, Virginia Maria de Azevedo Oliveira Knupp, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018001102302&lng=en&tlng=en