Effect of the Exercise Dance for Seniors (EXDASE) program on lower-body functioning among institutionalized older adults.
OBJECTIVE
The authors conducted a randomized control trial to examine the effect of the Exercise Dance for Seniors (EXDASE) program on lower-body functioning among older individuals from residential care facilities in the Czech Republic.


METHODS
Participants were randomly assigned into an experimental or control group. The experimental group completed a 3-month EXDASE program. Lower-body functioning was assessed using four performance-based measures. A 2 (group) x 2 (test) general linear model for repeated measures was used to explore whether differences in performance could be attributed to the intervention.


RESULTS
The authors found Group x Test interactions for the chair stand test, F(1, 50) = 14.37, p < .001, the 2-minute step test, F(1, 50) = 7.33, p = .009, the chair sit-and-reach test, F(1, 50) = 5.28, p = .026, and the timed up-and-go test, F (1, 44) = 6.59, p = .014, indicating that the experimental group outperformed the control group from pretest to posttest.


CONCLUSIONS
A relatively simple dance-based exercise can support lower-body functioning in previously sedentary, frail older adults.
Holmerová
Iva
I
Centre of Gerontology, Prague, Czech Republic.
Machácová
Katerina
K
Vanková
Hana
H
Veleta
Petr
P
Jurasková
Bozena
B
Hrnciariková
Dana
D
Volicer
Ladislav
L
Andel
Ross
R
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018153:Czech Republic; D003615:Dancing / Q000502:physiology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012112:Residential Facilities; D016896:Treatment Outcome