Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
197,693 studies31 sourcesUpdated 7 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BYGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)

Functional and Psychosocial Changes Following a Culturally Adapted Folk Dance Program in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

  • Yeny Concha-Cisternas1,2
  • Fernando Muñoz-Sepúlveda3
  • Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz1
  • Eugenio Merellano-Navarro4
  • Lincoyán Fernández-Huerta5
  • Daniela Robles Tapia6
  • Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola7
  • Felipe Montalva-Valenzuela8
  • Rodrigo Yañez-Sepúlveda9,10
  • Jessica Ibarra-Mora11
11 affiliations
  1. 1Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca 3460000, Chile.
  2. 2Vicerrectoría de Investigación e Innovación, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
  3. 3Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca 3460000, Chile.
  4. 4Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3480112, Chile.
  5. 5Escuela de kinesiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Rehabilitación y Calidad de Vida, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción 4080871, Chile.
  6. 6Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile.
  7. 7Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Center for Research in Biological and Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago 7500975, Chile.
  8. 8Escuela de Entrenador en Actividad Física y Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
  9. 9Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar 2200055, Chile.
  10. 10School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón 092301, Ecuador.
  11. 11Departamento de Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 7760197, Chile.
Read full textPDFDOICite

Abstract

Background: Population ageing requires community-based strategies supporting functional capacity, psychological well-being, and participation among older adults. Objective: To analyze the changes following a community-based motor education program grounded in Chilean folk dances in physical function, psychological well-being, and subjective participation experiences among older adults. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design included a single-group pre-post quantitative phase and a qualitative phase. Physical function was assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), and single-leg stance tests. Psychological outcomes included the SF-12, life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and perceived social support. The 9-week intervention comprised two 90-min sessions weekly. Sixty-four older adults were recruited: 58 completed pre-post assessments and 17 joined a focus group. Quantitative changes were examined using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Results: Mean age was 72.1 years, and 89.7% were women. Significant improvements were observed in SPPB scores (p = 0.003), dominant single-leg stance (p < 0.001), non-dominant single-leg stance (p < 0.001), SF-12 Mental Component (p < 0.001), self-efficacy (p = 0.010), and perceived social support (p < 0.001). No significant changes were found in TUG, the SF-12 Physical Component, or life satisfaction. Qualitative findings emphasized the instructor's role, reduced embarrassment and fear of ridicule, and stronger social bonds. Conclusions: Participation was associated with improvements in physical and psychological outcomes, supporting culturally adapted folk dance-based motor education as a feasible strategy for active and healthy ageing.

Related

  1. Identifying Mild Cognitive Impairment from Routinely Collected Physical, Functional and Psychosocial Measures in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Comparative Machine-Learning and Regression Modelling Study in the Northern Japanese ORANGE Registry.
    Ayuto Kodama, Takako Ohnuma, Kana Sasaki +5
    Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)Peer-reviewedCC BYFull textPsychiatry & mental healthEurope PMC
  2. Texture-Modified Food Attitudes and Behaviours Are Culturally Patterned in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
    Verena M. H. Tan, Gary T. L. Chiah, Serene Y. L. Tan +8
    NutrientsPeer-reviewedCC BYFull textNutritionEurope PMCCrossref
  3. Screening Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing the Edmonton Frail Scale and the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20.
    Ana Paula Felix Arantes, Fabiana Machado Pires, Rodrigo Franco de Oliveira +11
    Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)Peer-reviewedCC BYFull textGeneral medicineEurope PMC
  4. Functional health, environmental engagement and mental wellbeing as interrelated components of healthy ageing: a cross-sectional comparative study of community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults.
    Péter Fritz, Laura Csány, Regina Krasznai +2
    BMC geriatricsPeer-reviewedCC BYFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMCPMC
  5. Changes in Functional and Health-Related Outcomes After a Disability-Delay Program Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
    Yu-Chung Chen, Yi-Chun Li, Rong-Bin Hong +2
    Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)Peer-reviewedCC BYFull textGeneral medicineEurope PMC

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{conchacisternas2026functional,
  title = {{Functional and Psychosocial Changes Following a Culturally Adapted Folk Dance Program in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.}},
  author = {Yeny Concha-Cisternas and Fernando Muñoz-Sepúlveda and Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz and Eugenio Merellano-Navarro and Lincoyán Fernández-Huerta and Daniela Robles Tapia and Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola and Felipe Montalva-Valenzuela and Rodrigo Yañez-Sepúlveda and Jessica Ibarra-Mora},
  journal = {Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/geriatrics11050149},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42930028},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional and Psychosocial Changes Following a Culturally Adapted Folk Dance Program in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
AU  - Yeny Concha-Cisternas
AU  - Fernando Muñoz-Sepúlveda
AU  - Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz
AU  - Eugenio Merellano-Navarro
AU  - Lincoyán Fernández-Huerta
AU  - Daniela Robles Tapia
AU  - Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola
AU  - Felipe Montalva-Valenzuela
AU  - Rodrigo Yañez-Sepúlveda
AU  - Jessica Ibarra-Mora
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/20
JO  - Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)
DO  - 10.3390/geriatrics11050149
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42930028
AB  - Background: Population ageing requires community-based strategies supporting functional capacity, psychological well-being, and participation among older adults. Objective: To analyze the changes following a community-based motor education program grounded in Chilean folk dances in physical function, psychological well-being, and subjective participation experiences among older adults. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design included a single-group pre-post quantitative phase and a qualitative phase. Physical function was assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), and single-leg stance tests. Psychological outcomes included the SF-12, life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and perceived social support. The 9-week intervention comprised two 90-min sessions weekly. Sixty-four older adults were recruited: 58 completed pre-post assessments and 17 joined a focus group. Quantitative changes were examined using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Results: Mean age was 72.1 years, and 89.7% were women. Significant improvements were observed in SPPB scores (p = 0.003), dominant single-leg stance (p < 0.001), non-dominant single-leg stance (p < 0.001), SF-12 Mental Component (p < 0.001), self-efficacy (p = 0.010), and perceived social support (p < 0.001). No significant changes were found in TUG, the SF-12 Physical Component, or life satisfaction. Qualitative findings emphasized the instructor's role, reduced embarrassment and fear of ridicule, and stronger social bonds. Conclusions: Participation was associated with improvements in physical and psychological outcomes, supporting culturally adapted folk dance-based motor education as a feasible strategy for active and healthy ageing.
SN  - 2308-3417
ER  -