The importance of dance for the cognitive function of people with Parkinson's: A systematic review with meta-analysis

• Main Author: Gil P.R.*
• Publication Date: 2024
• Other Authors: Moratelli J.A.*, Fausto D.Y.*, Alexandre K.H.*, Garcia Meliani A.A.*, Lima A.G.*, Guimaraes, Adriana Coutinho De Azevedo
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Institucional da Udesc
• dARK ID: ark:/33523/001300000mzhm
• Download full: https://repositorio.udesc.br/handle/UDESC/1515

© 2024 Elsevier LtdObjective: Investigate the effectiveness of dance intervention to provide evidence of its effects on cognition in people with Parkinson's. Methods: A study registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023474696), with searches carried out electronically in five databases (PubMed Central®, Embase, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and Scopus Elsevier), over the last 10 years. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane collaboration scale (RoB2 and ROBINS-I). Results: The studies presented ‘’low’’ and ‘’moderate’’ risks of bias. The instruments to assess cognitive function were heterogeneous. The dance modalities used were named dance training, dance-physiotherapy, Brazilian samba, dance, Sardinian folk dance, dance therapy, and tango. Eleven studies were included in the review and the meta-analysis showed high heterogeneity (I2 = 90%; p < 0.0001). The analysis with 6 studies that used the same cognitive screening instrument (MoCA) showed low heterogeneity (I2 = 0%; p = 0.41). The funnel plot presents the studies in a dispersed manner, which suggests publication bias.