Effects of dance training on cognitive functioning and the emotional state of people with Parkinson′s disease: A meta-analysis / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

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.