Background

Physical activity is known to improve psychological and cognitive outcomes. Learning dance sequences may challenge cognition, partnered or group dance may benefit social interactions, and the artistic aspect may improve psychological wellbeing. Dance is an equally effective form of physical activity compared with other structured physical activities to improve physical health, but it is unclear how effective dance could be for psychological and cognitive outcome measures.

Objective

To systematically review the literature on the effectiveness of structured dance interventions, compared with structured exercise programmes, on psychological and cognitive outcomes across the lifespan.

Methods

Eight databases were searched from earliest records to July 2022. Studies investigating a dance intervention lasting ≥ 4 weeks, including psychological and/or cognitive health outcomes, and having a structured exercise comparison group were included. Screening and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers at all stages. All reviewer disagreements were resolved by the primary author. Where appropriate, meta-analysis was performed, or an effect size estimate generated.

Results

Of 21,737 records identified, 27 studies met the inclusion criteria. Total sample size of included studies was 1392 (944 females, 418 males, 30 unreported). Dance was equally as effective as other physical activity interventions in improving quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease [mean difference 3.09; 95% confidence interval (CI) − 2.13 to 8.30; p = 0.25], reducing anxiety (standardised mean difference 2.26; 95% CI − 2.37 to 6.90; p = 0.34), and improving depressive symptoms (standardised mean difference 0.78; 95% CI − 0.92 to 2.48; p = 0.37). Preliminary evidence found dance to be superior to other physical activity interventions to improve motivation, aspects of memory, and social cognition and to reduce distress. Preliminary evidence found dance to be inferior to other physical activity interventions to improve stress, self-efficacy and language fluency.

Conclusion

Undertaking structured dance of any genre is generally equally and occasionally more effective than other types of structured exercise for improving a range of psychological and cognitive outcomes.

Trial Registration

PROSPERO: CRD42018099637.

中文翻译：

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与其他形式的身体活动相比，舞蹈干预对心理和认知健康结果的有效性：荟萃分析的系统评价

背景

众所周知，身体活动可以改善心理和认知结果。学习舞蹈序列可能会挑战认知，双人舞或集体舞可能有利于社交互动，而艺术方面可能会改善心理健康。与其他改善身体健康的结构化身体活动相比，舞蹈是一种同样有效的身体活动形式，但尚不清楚舞蹈对于心理和认知结果测量的效果如何。

客观的

系统地回顾关于结构化舞蹈干预与结构化运动计划相比，对整个生命周期心理和认知结果的有效性的文献。

方法

检索了从最早记录到 2022 年 7 月的八个数据库。其中包括调查持续 ≥ 4 周的舞蹈干预的研究，包括心理和/或认知健康结果，以及结构化运动对照组。筛选和数据提取由两名独立评审员在各个阶段进行。所有审稿人的分歧均由主要作者解决。在适当的情况下，进行荟萃分析，或生成效应大小估计。

结果

在确定的 21,737 份记录中，27 项研究符合纳入标准。纳入研究的总样本量为 1392 个（944 名女性，418 名男性，30 名未报告）。在改善帕金森病患者的生活质量方面，舞蹈与其他身体活动干预措施同样有效[平均差 3.09； 95% 置信区间 (CI) - 2.13 至 8.30；p  = 0.25]，减少焦虑（标准化平均差 2.26；95% CI - 2.37 至 6.90；p  = 0.34），并改善抑郁症状（标准化平均差 0.78；95% CI - 0.92 至 2.48；p  = 0.37）。初步证据发现，舞蹈在提高动机、记忆力和社会认知以及减少痛苦方面优于其他身体活动干预措施。初步证据发现，在改善压力、自我效能和语言流畅性方面，舞蹈不如其他体育活动干预措施。

结论

对于改善一系列心理和认知结果，进行任何类型的结构化舞蹈通常都与其他类型的结构化练习同等有效，有时甚至更有效。

试用注册

普洛斯彼罗：CRD42018099637。