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Title: | Tango programme for individuals with age-related macular degeneration | Contributor(s): | Pinniger, Rosa (author); Brown, Rhonda (author); Thorsteinsson, Einar B (author)![]() |
Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1177/0264619612470651 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12963 | Abstract: | Recent research shows that tango dance is an absorbing and effective strategy to reduce levels of depression, while also increasing well-being. This study investigates the feasibility, acceptability, and adherence to a tango programme for individuals with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Depression is closely intertwined with the ARMD diagnosis, since the loss of central vision has a profoundly negative impact on the person's quality of life. Seventeen participants were randomised to tango dance (1.5 h, 2 times/week for 4 weeks) or wait-list control condition. Demographic questions and 'Visual Function Questionnaire' were taken at pre-test. Self-rated symptoms of depression, self-esteem, and satisfaction-with-life were assessed at pre-test and post-test. Tango group participants showed significant reductions in depression and significantly increased satisfaction-with-life and self-esteem at post-test relative to the controls, and reported physical improvement, including increased balance. Tango dance was demonstrated to be a feasible and positive activity for this population. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | British Journal of Visual Impairment, 31(1), p. 47-59 | Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1744-5809 0264-6196 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 170114 Sport and Exercise Psychology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520107 Sport and exercise psychology 520303 Counselling psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920199 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200199 Clinical health not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Psychology |
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