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Shim M, Kavanaugh M, Lacson C, Goldstein-Levitas N, Chang H, Zhang F, Palekar N, Gonzalez A, Fisher K. Connected through movement: a feasibility study of online mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy for older adults with age-related cognitive decline during COVID-19. Aging Ment Health 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38910361 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2364754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Social isolation and loneliness pose significant public health risks, especially among older adults experiencing age-related cognitive decline (ACD). This mixed methods feasibility study explored the potential of an online mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy (M-DMT) program to alleviate loneliness, enhance psychological well-being, and promote physical activity among older adults experiencing ACD during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD Sixteen participants engaged in a 12-week online group M-DMT program. Feasibility was assessed via enrollment and retention rates, attendance, adverse events, credibility/expectancy, participant perceptions, and satisfaction. Qualitative data were collected to capture participants' perspectives on the intervention's usefulness and perceived benefits. The intervention's preliminary impact on loneliness, depression, positive affect, psychological well-being, and physical activity was also examined. RESULTS The study met all feasibility criteria, with 65% reporting post-intervention improvement. Significant reductions in loneliness and depression, along with enhanced positive affect and psychological well-being, were observed. Though physical activity increased, statistical significance was not achieved. Qualitative feedback highlighted improved social connectedness, overall quality of life, body awareness, kinematic strategy, and satisfaction with the program. CONCLUSION Online M-DMT holds promise in addressing well-being and loneliness challenges in older adults experiencing ACD. Further research is necessary to validate and expand upon these promising findings.
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- Minjung Shim
- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Graduate Nursing, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Toohey B, Hutchinson M, Moloney G. More Than Just Movement: Exploring Embodied Group Synchrony During Seated Dance for Older Adults Living in Residential Aged Care Communities. J Appl Gerontol 2024; 43:657-669. [PMID: 37991872 PMCID: PMC11055412 DOI: 10.1177/07334648231214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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One in six people in Australia are aged over 65, with many older adults currently living in residential aged care communities (RACC). Fostering meaningful human connection through social activities, such as dance, is imperative to maintain or improve the quality of life in these settings. Drawing from an embodied cognition framework, this mixed-methods study explored synchrony during a seated dance program with 15 older adults living in a RACC. Qualitative video content analysis was used to code movement, language and music cooccurrences, resulting in five group synchrony labels. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) was then employed to distil ten higher-order forms of embodied group synchrony. Using existing neurocognitive evidence, we detail the therapeutic and interpersonal implications of the most prominent forms of embodied group synchrony. These findings can be used to choreograph therapeutic forms of embodied group synchrony in dance programs with older adults.
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- Blake Toohey
- Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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- Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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Shim M, Gaydos M, Goldstein-Levitas N, Musalo N, Prakash N, Bradt J, Zhang F, Wenger S, Gonzalez A. Development and feasibility of a mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy intervention for chronic low back pain. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2024; 5:1281085. [PMID: 38689886 PMCID: PMC11057879 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1281085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Responding to the need for innovative, multi-modal, non-pharmacological strategies in chronic low back pain (cLBP) care, this article presents the development and a mixed methods feasibility trial of a manualized Mindfulness-based Dance/Movement Therapy (M-DMT) program for cLBP. The 12-week program is designed as a group therapy, integrating mindfulness principles, creative/expressive dance and movement, and psychoeducational content focused on cLBP management. This holistic program seeks to cultivate nonjudgmental awareness of pain experiences, challenge maladaptive pain-related beliefs, enhance emotional well-being, foster social support, and promote effective coping strategies for the daily challenges associated with cLBP. Methods The 12-week M-DMT intervention was administered to individuals with non-specific cLBP (N = 18, aged 51.7 ± 13.9 years, 72% female, 55% Black and 39% White). We assessed feasibility and acceptability through monitoring enrollment and retention rates, attendance, and adverse events. Moreover, we measured the intervention's credibility/expectancy, participants' perception of changes, and overall satisfaction. Additionally, we collected qualitative data, capturing participants' perspectives on the intervention's usefulness and perceived benefits. Specific benchmarks were established to gauge the successful feasibility and acceptability of the program. Results The adherence rate stood at 80%, with a perfect retention rate of 100%. The study successfully met the benchmarks for treatment acceptability and satisfaction criteria, with 61% of participants reporting "feeling better" or a "great deal better" after the intervention. No adverse events were observed. Participants found the intervention enjoyable and reported that it provided effective tools for cLBP and related symptoms. Notably, participants reported a decrease in fear-avoidance behaviors, increased motivation for physical activity, and a boost in self-efficacy for pain management. Discussion These encouraging findings establish a strong basis for considering the M-DMT intervention as a promising approach for cLBP management, warranting further investigation in larger-scale studies.
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- Minjung Shim
- Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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Raudenská J, Šteinerová V, Vodičková Š, Raudenský M, Fulková M, Urits I, Viswanath O, Varrassi G, Javůrková A. Arts Therapy and Its Implications in Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review. Pain Ther 2023; 12:1309-1337. [PMID: 37733173 PMCID: PMC10616022 DOI: 10.1007/s40122-023-00542-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Chronic nonmalignant pain is recognized as a complex, dynamic, phenomenological interplay between biological, psychological, and social factors that are individual to the person suffering from it. Therefore, its management and treatment ought to entail the individual's biopsychosocial aspects that are often addressed by collaborative, inter/multidisciplinary multimodal care, as there is no biologic treatment. In an effort to enhance inter/multidisciplinary multimodal care, a narrative review of arts therapy as a mind-body intervention and its efficacy in chronic pain populations has been conducted. Changes in emotional and physical symptoms, especially pain intensity, during arts therapy sessions have also been discussed in in the context of attention distraction strategy. Arts therapy (visual art, music, dance/movement therapy, etc.) have been investigated to summarize relevant findings and to highlight further potential benefits, limitations, and future directions in this area. We reviewed 16 studies of different design, and the majority reported beneficial effects of art therapy in patients' management of chronic pain and improvement in pain, mood, stress, and quality of life. However, the results are inconsistent and unclear. It was discovered that there is a limited amount of high-quality research available on the implications of arts therapy in chronic nonmalignant pain management. Due to the reported limitations, low effectiveness, and inconclusive findings of arts therapy in the studies conducted so far, further research with improved methodological standards is required.
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- Jaroslava Raudenská
- Department of Nursing, 2nd Medical School and University Hospital Motol, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Amsterdam Emotional Memory Lab, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Art Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Art Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Southcoast Physicians Group Pain Medicine, Southcoast Health, Wareham, MA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants-Envision Physician Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Nursing, 2nd Medical School and University Hospital Motol, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Clinical Psychology, 3rd Medical Faculty, University Hospital KV, Prague, Czech Republic
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Imus SD, Young J. Aesthetic Mutuality: A Mechanism of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies as Applied to Dance/Movement Therapy. ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2023.102022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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de Witte M, Orkibi H, Zarate R, Karkou V, Sajnani N, Malhotra B, Ho RTH, Kaimal G, Baker FA, Koch SC. From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review. Front Psychol 2021; 12:678397. [PMID: 34366998 PMCID: PMC8336579 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.678397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological and physiological outcomes (e.g., stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and pain). However, it remains unclear how and why the CATs have positive effects, and which therapeutic factors account for these changes. Research that specifically focuses on the therapeutic factors and/or mechanisms of change in CATs is only beginning to emerge. To gain more insight into how and why the CATs influence outcomes, we conducted a scoping review (Nstudies = 67) to pinpoint therapeutic factors specific to each CATs discipline, joint factors of CATs, and more generic common factors across all psychotherapy approaches. This review therefore provides an overview of empirical CATs studies dealing with therapeutic factors and/or mechanisms of change, and a detailed analysis of these therapeutic factors which are grouped into domains. A framework of 19 domains of CATs therapeutic factors is proposed, of which the three domains are composed solely of factors unique to the CATs: “embodiment,” “concretization,” and “symbolism and metaphors.” The terminology used in change process research is clarified, and the implications for future research, clinical practice, and CATs education are discussed.
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- Martina de Witte
- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Kennisontwikkeling Vaktherapieën (KenVaK) Research Centre for the Arts Therapies, Heerlen, Netherlands.,Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Stevig Specialized and Forensic Care for Patients With Intellectual Disabilities, Dichterbij, Oostrum, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Expressive Therapies, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom
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- Educational Theatre & Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. Programs, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Music Therapy Department, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- SRH University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department for Creative Arts Therapies and Therapy Science, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany
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Dance/Movement Therapists’ Attitudes and Practices Toward Opioid Use Disorder. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10465-021-09350-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gangeri L, Alfieri S, Sborea S, Fontana N, Ferraris D, Borreani C. Re-activating life skills in cancer patients through expressive-creative workshops: A qualitative exploratory study. Arts Health 2021; 14:280-294. [PMID: 34043483 DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2021.1931894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Background: Cancer strongly impacts on patients' lives, undermining their life skills. This research aimed to explore the perception of efficacy of participants in a series of expressive-creative workshops (ArtLab) designed to reactivate life skills in cancer patients.Methods:Quotations of two semi-structured focus groups with ten participants in ArtLab (Mean Age = 59; SD = 11.19) enrolled at [Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori] have been analyzed through a priori (top-down) thematic analysis which allowed us to identify life skills provided by WHO 1948: Emotional, Relational and Cognitive.Results:Thematic analysis showed ArtLab program's effectiveness, especially regarding Emotional and Relational life skills. Cognitive skills, instead, seemed to be only partially expressed. Sub-themes articulation for each life skill has been discussed.Conclusion:This study provides encouraging results with respect to the effectiveness of expressive-creative group workshops among cancer patients.
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- L Gangeri
- Clinical Psychology Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Lega Italiana per la Lotta Contro i Tumori (LILT), Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Lega Italiana per la Lotta Contro i Tumori (LILT), Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Lega Italiana per la Lotta Contro i Tumori (LILT), Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Department , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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