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Objective:To assess systematically the effect of dance training on the cognitive functioning and emotional state of people with Parkinson′s disease.Methods:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the effect of dance training on the cognition and emotional state of people with Parkinson′s disease were retrieved from the Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Science Direct, Ovid, CNKI, Wan fang and VIP databases. The period was from January 1995 to January 10, 2019. The literature was screened, collected and evaluated by two reviewers independently. The meta-analysis was conducted using version 5.3 of the Revman software.Results:Seven RCTs involving 167 patients were discovered. According to the meta-analysis, dance training significantly relieved depression [SMD=-0.75, 95%CI: -1.41 to -0.10]. It improved the average score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale [WMD=2.05, 95%CI: 0.87 to 3.23] and on the Frontal Assessment Battery [WMD=1.41, 95%CI: 0.49 to 2.33]. However, dance training could not effectively improve apathy.Conclusions:Current evidence shows that dance training can relieve depression and promote better cognitive functioning for people with Parkinson′s disease.
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Abstract AIMS the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a supervised dance intervention based on video game choreography on isokinetic concentric and eccentric knee peak of torque (PT), quadriceps and hamstrings cross sectional area (CSA) and functionality in community-dwelling older women. METHODS Forty-seven older women were allocated in Control Group (CG, n=25) and Intervention Group (IG, n=22). The IG performed dance based on video game choreography (Dance Central, XBOX 360®, Kinect), during 12 weeks, ~40 minutes, 3x/week, without foam (1-6week) and with foam and visual disturbances (7-12 week). The pretest-training-posttest assessments included: isokinetic concentric and eccentric knee PT and CSA (Magnetic resonance imaging) of quadriceps and hamstrings and functional tests. RESULTS The light-to-moderate-intensity 12-weeks training increased 8.5% the eccentric PT of quadriceps at 60°/s (p=0.04) and 1.3% quadriceps CSA (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that dance training based on video game choreography can enhance PT and induce hypertrophy in community-dwelling older women.