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. 2014 Mar;36(3):362-73.
doi: 10.1177/0193945913503716. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

Nighttime restfulness during daytime dance therapy: an exploratory study using bed sensors

Jean Krampe  1 , Steven J Miller, Chinonye Echebiri, Marilyn J Rantz, Marjorie Skubic
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Nighttime restfulness during daytime dance therapy: an exploratory study using bed sensors

Jean Krampe et al. West J Nurs Res. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Dance-based therapy has the potential to slow the progression of functional limitations in older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of measuring the impact of dance-based therapy on the nighttime restfulness patterns of older adults in an aging-in-place facility using passive bed sensors. A secondary data analysis of the continuous 2-month nighttime bed sensor data was reviewed for measurable change during a dance study. A measurable variation in nighttime restfulness level was detected between the dancers and nondancers, and no high or very high restlessness was detected during this period for the dance-based therapy group. Although these exploratory variations are modest, the findings suggest that bed sensors can be used to measure nighttime restfulness following a therapeutic dance intervention. More research is needed in this emerging area.

Keywords: exercise; gerontology; health behavior; population focus; sleep; symptom focus.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Sensor network.
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Consolidated standards of reporting trials (consort) flow diagram: Eligibility analyses.
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Aggregate nighttime restlessness: Dance group (lower line) versus no dance (upper line).
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