Depression, Social Isolation, and the Lived Experience of Dancing in Disadvantaged Adults.

Autor: Murrock CJ; School of Nursing, The University of Akron, Akron, OH. Electronic address: cjm4@uakron.edu., Graor CH; School of Nursing, The University of Akron, Akron, OH. Electronic address: graor@uakron.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of psychiatric nursing [Arch Psychiatr Nurs] 2016 Feb; Vol. 30 (1), pp. 27-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2015.10.010
Abstrakt: This qualitative study described the lived experience of dancing as it related to depression and social isolation in 16 disadvantaged adults who completed a 12-week dance intervention. It is the first qualitative study to explore the experience of dance as an adjunct therapy, depression, and social isolation. A descriptive phenomenological framework consisted of two focus groups using semi-structured interviews. A Giorgian approach guided thematic analysis. Four themes emerged: (1) dance for myself and health, (2) social acceptance, (3) connection with others: a group, and (4) not wanting to stop: unexpected benefits from dancing. As the participants continued to dance, they developed a sense of belonging and group identity, which may have maintained group involvement and contributed to reducing depression and social isolation. Thus, dancing is a complementary therapy that should be considered when working with adults with depression and social isolation.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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