Dançaterapia e a qualidade de vida de pessoas com deficiência física: ensaio clínico controlado

Abstract

METHODS: This controlled and randomized clinical trial was composed by two groups: Dancetherapy and Kinesiotherapy. Both of them were undergone to a 1-hour treatment, twice a week, along two months. The Short-Form 36 questionnaire about Quality of Life (Brazilian version) was used as an instrument of evaluation. The applied procedures in the groups Dancetherapy and Kinesiotherapy were conducted in suitable locations for the therapies. RESULTS: Twenty-six subjects were proportionally allocated into those two groups of study. The findings suggest impairment in quality of life in various rules in both groups when analyzed through SF-36. The worst scores of this criterion were observed into the physical limitation field in both groups (Dancetherapy 20.76±6.76, Kinesiotherapy 37.69±8.05). A significant difference was observed through the following items: functional capacity (p=.019); general health (p=.015); social aspects (p=.002) and limitation for emotional aspects (p=.039) only for the group Dancetherapy after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This group promoted enhancement on the quality of life in patients with brain- related neuromotor disabilities