The benefits of Cuban psychoballet in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Psychometric validation
Journal Title: Revista Información Científica - Year 2019, Vol 98, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: there is a need for studies with scientific rigor that evaluate the benefits of psychoballet in people with dementia and also a vacuum of studies that directly measure the emotional state of the patient and not through an observer. Objective: to analyze the possible differences in the scores of the participants before and after the sessions of psicoballet through the "Profile of Mood States" (POMS). Method: it is a quasi-experimental design. The POMS was administered to 36 people with dementia before and after four psychoballet sessions. Results: after the psychoballet sessions, the Tension, Depression and Confusion factors of the POMS were reduced, while vigor increased significantly. The size of the effect varied from small to moderate-high. There was no effect on Fatigue and Cholera. Conclusions: the results indicate that psychoballet can be a beneficial non-pharmacological therapy for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
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Amador Cernuda Lago, Ana Luz de Andrés Terán
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