Biodanza as a Nonpharmacological Dance Movement-Based Treatment in Older People With Alzheimer's Disease: An Italian Pilot Study in 2 Tuscan Nursing Homes.

Fabrizio Chiesi Eleonora Gori Francesca Collini Angelo Palfrader Roberto Galli Andrea Guazzini Stefania Collodi Chiara Lorini Guglielmo Bonaccorsi

Holist Nurs Pract

Medical Specialization School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine (Drs Chiesi and Gori) and Departments of Education and Psychology (Drs Guazzini and Collodi) and Health Sciences (Drs Lorini and Bonaccorsi), University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Tuscan Regional Health Agency, Florence, Italy (Dr Collini); Nursing Home Ojop Freinademetz, San Martino, Badia, Italy (Dr Palfrader); and Central Tuscany LHU, Florence, Italy (Dr Galli).

Published: October 2021

The aim of this pilot, feasibility study was to assess health improvements in 16 institutionalized older people with Alzheimer's disease, after the Biodanza intervention, a nonpharmacological dance movement-based treatment. Biodanza significantly decreased agitated and neuropsychiatric behaviors. Effectiveness studies will be performed in order to assess the implication of such interventions.

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