Trial reportBMC geriatrics2025
The impact of dance self-efficacy on dance program participation and health outcomes among older adults: a secondary analysis of the DaNCE cluster-RCT.
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- Ballroom dance and balance ability in older adults: a serial mediation model of fear of falling and physical self-efficacy.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Outdoor activities and social support on anxiety in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- So you think you can dance? Development and validation of the Dance Self-Efficacy Scale for older adults (DanSES-60+) for research and practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile dance gains recognition as a health resource for older adults, empirical evidence remains inconclusive. Personal factors likely to influence participation in structured dance programs have been overlooked, potentially contributing to the conflicting results. Like exercise self-efficacy, dance self-efficacy may affect engagement with group dancing considering the physical, cognitive, and social challenges involved. This study examines the associations between dance self-efficacy, program participation and satisfaction, and health outcomes.
methodsParticipants of the DAnCE cluster-RCT in Sydney, Australia, (n = 217) received folk or ballroom dancing, twice weekly for 12 months. Quantitative measures of dance self-efficacy, program factors (attendance, satisfaction, and difficulty ratings), the Short Physiological Performance Battery (SPPB), Rey Auditory Visual Learning Tasks, and Trail Making Tests A&B were completed. ANCOVA investigated associations between dance self-efficacy and program factors. Linear regression models, adjusted for co-variates, examined dance self-efficacy as a moderator and mediator of the effect of attendance on physical (SPPB) and cognitive (composite) health outcomes.
resultsParticipants mean (SD) age was 79 years (7.19). High dance program attendance (≥ 56/85 sessions) was associated with improved dance self-efficacy, while low attenders (≤ 25/85 sessions) decreased in dance self-efficacy (F = 10.85, η
conclusionsDance self-efficacy appears to influence both dance program participation and physical function outcomes, suggesting it may be a key mechanism driving health benefits. Incorporating a dance self-efficacy tool in older adult dance research and practice may improve initial assessments of dance program participant needs, guide program design and evaluation, and lead to more consistent health outcomes.
trial registrationThe Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12612000889853 (21.08.2012).
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