Effects of wheelchair dancing on the health and quality of life of people with physical disability: a narrative review

Authors

  • Maurício Almeida Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • Mauro Lúcio de Oliveira Júnior Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora campus Governador Valadares, Governador Valadares, Brasil.
  • Cleonaldo Gonçalves Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • Priscila Figueiredo Campos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • André Gustavo Pinto de Souza Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • Thainá Richelli Oliveira Resende Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
  • Lindsei Brabec Mota Barreto Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)
  • Anaile Duarte Toledo Martins Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, Brasil.
  • Rogério Vieira Primo Faculdade Presidente Antônio Carlos, Governador Valadares, Brasil
  • Eliana Lúcia Ferreira Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.31568

Keywords:

People with disability, Dancing, Health, Quality of life

Abstract

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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Published

2023-08-27

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2023): Exercise as a Factor of Physical and Mental Health

Section

Review Article

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