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Senior Theater Projects: Enhancing Physical Health and Reducing Depression in Older Adults

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  • Ayuto Kodama

    (Advanced Research Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan
    Department of Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan)

  • Nobuko Watanabe

    (General Incorporated Association Warabi-za, Warabi 014-1113, Japan)

  • Hitomi Ozawa

    (General Incorporated Association Warabi-za, Warabi 014-1113, Japan)

  • Shinsuke Imamura

    (General Incorporated Association Warabi-za, Warabi 014-1113, Japan)

  • Yoko Umetsu

    (Integrated Community Support Center, Public Health and Welfare Department, City Hall of Yokote, Yokote 013-8601, Japan)

  • Manabu Sato

    (Integrated Community Support Center, Public Health and Welfare Department, City Hall of Yokote, Yokote 013-8601, Japan)

  • Hidetaka Ota

    (Advanced Research Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, Akita University, Akita 010-8543, Japan)

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of a theater training program intervention on the physical and cognitive functions in community-dwelling older people. Methods: Of the 59 participants, 30 were the control group, and 29 were the intervention group. We assessed physical and mental/cognitive functions and criteria of physical frailty. Results: Statistical analysis showed that the usual walking speed (UWS) ( p < 0.01), grip strength (GS) ( p < 0.01), and GDS-15 ( p < 0.05) improved significantly in the intervention group, whereas the Geriatric Depression Scale short-form (GDS-15) ( p < 0.01) worsened significantly in the control group. Cognitive function was not significantly different between the two groups. Physical frailty was unchanged in the control group but significantly improved in the intervention group ( p < 0.05), and a significant interaction was found for GDS-15 in ANOVA (F = 5.76, p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that a theater intervention for the older adults may be effective in preventing and improving depression and physical frailty in old age.

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  • Ayuto Kodama & Nobuko Watanabe & Hitomi Ozawa & Shinsuke Imamura & Yoko Umetsu & Manabu Sato & Hidetaka Ota, 2024. "Senior Theater Projects: Enhancing Physical Health and Reducing Depression in Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(10), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:10:p:1289-:d:1486826
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    1. Stephen H -F Macdonald & John Travers & Éidín Ní Shé & Jade Bailey & Roman Romero-Ortuno & Michael Keyes & Diarmuid O’Shea & Marie Therese Cooney, 2020. "Primary care interventions to address physical frailty among community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older: A meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(2), pages 1-21, February.
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