Effects of wheelchair dancing on the health and quality of life of people with physical disability: a narrative review
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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.31568Keywords:
People with disability, Dancing, Health, Quality of lifeAbstract
Wheelchair dancing (WCD) is an activity practised mainly by people with physical disabilities. In Brazil, it is an emerging activity lacking investigation and systematisation. Thus, the objective of the present study was, through a narrative review of the literature, to identify, analyse and systematise the existing studies about the effects of DCR on the health and quality of life of people with physical disabilities. The research was driven in specialised databases, the Theses and Dissertations Catalog of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), and digital libraries of theses and dissertations from numerous higher education institutions. Eligible studies included only people with physical disabilities, as well as dealing with the effects of WCD on health and quality of life. A total of eight studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. Most of the studies had a qualitative approach and cross-sectional design. It is possible to conclude that WCD can bring countless benefits to the physical health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life of people with physical disabilities.
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