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

• Main Authors: Eliane Gomes da Silva Borges (Author), Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale (Author), Carlos Soares Pernambuco (Author), Samaria Ali Cader (Author), Selma Pedra Chaves Sá (Author), Francisco Miguel Pinto (Author), Isabel Cristina Ribeiro Regazzi (Author), Virginia Maria de Azevedo Oliveira Knupp (Author), Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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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 groups...