Promoting wellbeing and health through active participation in music and dance: a systematic review

A Sheppard, MC Broughton - … of qualitative studies on health and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This review aims to reveal how music and dance participation relates to key social
determinants of health, and acts as population wellbeing and health promotion and …

Older adults' embodied experiences of aging and their perceptions of societal stigmas toward sexuality in later life

LB Towler, CA Graham, FL Bishop, S Hinchliff - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale Sexuality is an important part of life for many older adults, and research is
beginning to demonstrate the diversity of sexual agency and sexual expression in middle …

Pilates and dance to patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial–MoveMama study

L Boing, T do Bem Fretta, M de Carvalho Souza Vieira… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is a global public health issue. The side effects of the clinical
treatment can decrease the quality of life of these women. Therefore, a healthy lifestyle is …

Benefits of belly dance on quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer–a pilot study of a non-randomised clinical trial

L Boing, F Baptista, GS Pereira, FF Sperandio… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To analyse the influence of belly dance on the quality of life, fatigue, and
depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer. Methods Pilot study, with a design of …

Body positivity through creative immersion: A qualitative study of women's pole dancing experiences

J Kim, S Im, RS Lee, J Heo - Health Care for Women International, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Perceptions of body image are shaped by sociocultural influences and have been
extensively examined in relation to physical and psychological health outcomes. Our study …

Holistic movement practices–An emerging category of physical activity for exercise psychology

I Vergeer, M Johansson, JY Cagas - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Exercise psychology has an interest in physical activity behaviour and the
psychological dimensions of physical activity delivery and outcomes. Holistic movement …

[HTML][HTML] On gray dancing: Constructions of age-normality through choreography and temporal codes

C Krekula, M Arvidson, S Heikkinen, A Henriksson… - Journal of aging …, 2017 - Elsevier
Against the background of population aging, older peoples dance has attracted attention in
research and its health promoting effects and social meanings have been brought to the …

Perceptions of ageing among older women softball players

T Liechty, S West, J Naar, J Son - Annals of Leisure Research, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women who play competitive
softball in later life to understand the meanings they attach to participation and the …

Constructions of Sexual Identities in the Ageing Body: A Qualitative Exploration of Older Norwegian Adults' Negotiation of Body Image and Sexual Satisfaction

SL Schaller, IL Kvalem, B Træen - Sexuality & Culture, 2023 - Springer
Older adults face age-related changes as well as stigma in relation to their bodies and
sexuality, challenging their understanding of themselves as sexual, thought to impact both …

Movement, music, and connection: older adults' experiences of community dance

V Paglione, SJ Kenny, MH McDonough… - … , Adaptation & Aging, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research explored how participation in community dance supports older adults' aging
journey through a theoretical framework of successful aging, physical literacy, and …