A clinical study to assess the efficacy of belly dancing as a tool for rehabilitation in female patients with malignancies
| Autor: | Viktória Prémusz, Anna Szirmai, József Bódis, István Papp, Bernadett Lévay, Márta Szalai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Health Status Personal Satisfaction Medical care Clinical study Social support Sex Factors Quality of life Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Female patient medicine Outpatient clinic Humans Prospective Studies Aged Hungary Rehabilitation Oncology (nursing) business.industry Dance Therapy Life satisfaction Social Support General Medicine Middle Aged humanities Self Concept Treatment Outcome Socioeconomic Factors Physical therapy Quality of Life Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society. 19(1) |
| ISSN: | 1532-2122 |
| Popis: | Purpose This prospective, non-randomised follow-up study was designed to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), perceived social support (PSS) and overall life satisfaction (OLS) in female patients receiving standard medical care for malignant diseases with or without additional belly dancing. Method The patients were recruited in the Outpatient Department of the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary during the period of 2008–2009. 55 patients joined the one-year-long rehabilitation program (research group, RG) while 59 age-matched patients who received only standard medical care volunteered for clinical assessment (control group, CG). HRQoL, PSS and OLS were assessed using validated questionnaires: EORTC QLQ-C30, F-SozU-K14, and Campbell's OLS, respectively. The scores obtained in RG and CG were controlled for baseline socio-demographic characteristics and evaluated by ANCOVA analysis. Results It was found that patients of the RG scored better at both the baseline and follow-up than the CG, and the differences between the two groups' measured parameters increased further during the course of the study. The respective baseline values in RG and CG were 56.6 ± 10.3 vs 63.5 ± 12 for HRQoL, 65.2 ± 5.5 vs 57.4 ± 8.8 for PSS and 57.4 ± 8.1 vs 48.4 ± 10.7 for OLS. The corresponding follow-up scores were 51.9 ± 4.4 vs 59.9 ± 11.2 ( F = 10.637, p = 0.001) for HRQoL, 67.5 ± 2.7 vs 53.9 ± 10.5 ( F = 2.646, p = 0.000) for PSS and 59.5 ± 9.6 vs 45.0 ± 11.5 ( F = 2.402, p = 0.001) for OLS. Conclusions Belly dance intervention can be applied as a complementary rehabilitation method to improve HRQoL, PSS and OLS in female patients treated for malignant diseases. |
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