Effectiveness and Evidence Level of Dance on Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Neuromotor Impairments: A Systematic Review

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of dance therapy in children with neuromotor impairments (CNI), organizing the outcomes according to International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) domains, and to investigate if there is adequate evidence of effectiveness...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-01, Vol.20 (2), p.1501
Main Authors: Lima, Elisangela F, Brugnaro, Beatriz H, Rocha, Nelci Adriana C F, Pavão, Silvia L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bias
Cerebral palsy
Child
Clinical trials
Dance
Dance Therapy
Humans
Intervention
Muscle strength
Music
Population studies
Quality assessment
Rehabilitation
Structure-function relationships
Systematic Review
Teenagers
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of dance therapy in children with neuromotor impairments (CNI), organizing the outcomes according to International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) domains, and to investigate if there is adequate evidence of effectiveness to recommend dance as a therapy. Electronic searches were conducted in December 2021. We include studies assessing the effects of dance in CNI up to 18 years. Data extraction included studies' populations, intervention features, and main outcomes. We classified outcomes according to the ICF framework. We used the Cochrane collaboration's tool, modified by effective practice and organization of care (EPOC), to assess the methodological quality. The GRADE synthesized the body of evidence. Twelve studies were included, with most of them addressing the body structure and function and activity components of ICF. Only three studies addressed components of participation, and four of personal factors. All these studies reported the positive effects of dance. Nevertheless, all of them presented high risk of bias. We found very low evidence level for improvement of body structure and function and activity components. Dance therapy presents low evidence level for improvements of body structure and function and activity in CNI. Further studies with low risk of bias and larger samples are needed.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20021501