ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the dance movement therapy on nutritional status and muscle strength in older patients with sarcopenia.Methods:A total of 35 older sarcopenia patients from May 2019 to April 2020 in Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University were enrolled as the intervention group with dance movement therapy; another 35 older sarcopenia patients from May 2018 to April 2019 were selected as control group with routine exercise intervention. Nutritional indicators and muscle strength were compared between two groups on admission, at 1, 3, 6 months after intervention.Results:At 3, 6 months after intervention, hemoglobin and body mass index were (124.10 ± 16.59) g/L, (128.33 ± 14.50) g/L and (21.40 ± 1.87) kg/m 2, (21.40 ± 1.87) kg/m 2 in the intervention group, higher than in the control group (116.03 ± 12.23) g/L, (120.09 ± 11.34) g/L and (20.03 ± 1.93) kg/m 2, (19.97 ± 1.99) kg/m 2. The differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.17-2.84, all P<0.05). At 6 months after intervention, serum albumin was (33.73 ± 5.23) g/L in the intervention group, significantly higher than that in the control group (30.88 ± 5.17) g/L, the difference was statistically significant ( t=2.16, P<0.05). At 3, 6 months after intervention, muscle strength were (21.63 ± 1.54) kg, (23.17 ± 1.72) kg and short physical performance battery scores were 7.83 ± 1.56, 7.47 ± 1.59 in the intervention group, significantly higher than in the control group (19.66 ± 2.50) kg, (20.91 ± 2.83) kg and 6.59 ± 1.64, 5.97 ± 1.49, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 3.05-3.83, all P<0.05). At 6 months after intervention, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) was (6.03 ± 1.47) kg/m 2 in the intervention group, significantly higher than (5.13 ± 1.36) kg/m 2 in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( t=2.52, P<0.05). Conclusions:Dance movement therapy can improve the nutritional status and muscle strength of older patients with sarcopenia.