TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of a Latin Dance Program for Older Latinos With Mild Cognitive Impairment
AU - Aguiñaga, Susan
AU - Marquez, David X.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition and the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - This study investigates the feasibility of a Latin dance program in older Latinos with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) via a feasibility mixed methods randomized controlled design. Spanish-speaking older Latinos (N = 21, 75.4 [6.3] years old, 16 females/5 males, 22.4 [2.8] Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score) were randomized into a 16-week dance intervention (BAILAMOS) or wait-list control; the control group crossed over at week 17 and received the dance intervention. Feasibility was determined by assessing reach, retention, attendance, dance logs, and postintervention focus groups. Reach was 91.3% of people who were screened and eligible. Program retention was 95.2%. The dropout rate was 42.8% (n = 9), and attendance for all participants was 55.76%. The focus group data revealed 4 themes: enthusiasm for dance, positive aspects of BAILAMOS, unfavorable aspects of BAILAMOS, and physical well-being after BAILAMOS. In conclusion, older Latinos with MCI find Latin dance as an enjoyable and safe mode of physical activity.
AB - This study investigates the feasibility of a Latin dance program in older Latinos with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) via a feasibility mixed methods randomized controlled design. Spanish-speaking older Latinos (N = 21, 75.4 [6.3] years old, 16 females/5 males, 22.4 [2.8] Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score) were randomized into a 16-week dance intervention (BAILAMOS) or wait-list control; the control group crossed over at week 17 and received the dance intervention. Feasibility was determined by assessing reach, retention, attendance, dance logs, and postintervention focus groups. Reach was 91.3% of people who were screened and eligible. Program retention was 95.2%. The dropout rate was 42.8% (n = 9), and attendance for all participants was 55.76%. The focus group data revealed 4 themes: enthusiasm for dance, positive aspects of BAILAMOS, unfavorable aspects of BAILAMOS, and physical well-being after BAILAMOS. In conclusion, older Latinos with MCI find Latin dance as an enjoyable and safe mode of physical activity.
KW - dance interventions
KW - day care centers
KW - mild cognitive impairment
KW - minorities
KW - physical activity interventions
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U2 - 10.1177/1533317517719500
DO - 10.1177/1533317517719500
M3 - Article
C2 - 28683560
AN - SCOPUS:85032885799
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 32
SP - 479
EP - 488
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
IS - 8
ER -