The benefits of Cuban psychoballet in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Psychometric validation

Authors

  • Amador Cernuda Lago King Juan Carlos University. Dance University Institute “Alicia Alonso” in Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5993-4647
  • Ana Luz de Andrés Terán Doctorate International School of Rey Juan Carlos University. A Reference State Goberment Centre on Alzheimer Disease Treatment and others of the Institute for the Elderly and Social Services. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-937X

Keywords:

affections, Alzheimer, dance, dementia, emotion, movement, psychoballet, Cuban

Abstract

Introduction: there is a need for studies with scientific rigor that evaluate the benefits of psychoballet in people with dementia and also a vacuum of studies that directly measure the emotional state of the patient and not through an observer.

Objective: to analyze the possible differences in the scores of the participants before and after the psychoballet sessions through the Profile of Mood States (POMS).

Method: it is an almost experimental design. The POMS was administered to 36 people with dementia before and after four psychoballet sessions.

Results: after the psychoballet sessions the stress, depression and confusion factors of the POMS were reduced, while vigor increased significantly. The size of the effect varied from small to moderate-high. There was no effect on fatigue and anger.

Conclusions: the results indicate that psychoballet can be a beneficial non-pharmacological therapy for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

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Author Biographies

Amador Cernuda Lago, King Juan Carlos University. Dance University Institute “Alicia Alonso” in Madrid

Specialist in Psychosomatic Medicine. Doctor (Sc.D) in Psychology. Associate Professor.

Ana Luz de Andrés Terán, Doctorate International School of Rey Juan Carlos University. A Reference State Goberment Centre on Alzheimer Disease Treatment and others of the Institute for the Elderly and Social Services.

Candidate for Doctor in Performing Arts. Dance therapy Specialist. 

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2019-05-15

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Cernuda Lago A, de Andrés Terán AL. The benefits of Cuban psychoballet in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Psychometric validation. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2019 May 15 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];98(2):171-83. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/2271

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