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Benefits of a dance group intervention on institutionalized elder people: a Bayesian network approach

E. Navarro-Pardo
E. Navarro-Pardo
, 
L. González-Pozo
L. González-Pozo
, 
P. Villacampa-Fernández
P. Villacampa-Fernández
 and 
J.A. Conejero
J.A. Conejero
   | Dec 01, 2018
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Published Online: Dec 01, 2018
Page range: 503 - 512
Received: Aug 23, 2018
Accepted: Nov 23, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/AMNS.2018.2.00039
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© 2018 E. Navarro-Pardo et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Bayesian network of the dance intervention effects.
Bayesian network of the dance intervention effects.

Fig. 2

Flowchart of the study design and procedure.
Flowchart of the study design and procedure.

Bayesian network’s validation and percentage of mutual information between Group and the rest of the variables

LLQLSP%
Group (EG vs CG)0.69310.50.7071
Psycological Well-Being0.69660.50350.704746.3
Emotional Distress0.34480.17010.924746.3
Depression0.61310.42010.763419.6
Balance & Gait0.81940.6250.6216.4

Mean, standard deviations, and p-values of the study variables before (time 1) and after the intervention (time 2) for the intervention (INTERV.) and control (CONTROL) groups

Time 1Time 2
INTERV.CONTROLp-valuesINTERV.CONTROL
M/SDM/SDp-valuesM/SDM/SDp-values
RPWBS (total)202.77 / 12.60201.46 / 5.350.7385186.85 / 12.54227.38 / 16.31<10-4

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Autonomy5.69 / 3.9738.15 / 3.870.0864539 / 5.1335.46 / 3.930.1272
- Positive relations w/ others37.62 / 5.1137.38 / 4.33142.62 / 6.7334.47 / 3.780.0014

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Self-acceptance33.15 / 2.3834.84 / 2.790.127435.69 / 3.3033 / 2.080.0370

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Environmental competence35.85 / 2.9135.15 / 3.780.795440.15 / 4.4831.15 / 6.200.003

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Purpose in life29.62 / 5.2827.23 / 4.000.196534 / 2.8025.46 / 4.24<10-4

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Personal growth30.85 / 5.2828.69 / 2.930.12935.92 / 4.0927.31 / 3.350.0001

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

GHQ-28 (total)22.23 / 11.7222.84 / 10.510.8379.54 / 5.3533.77 / 15.90<10-4

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Somatization4.46 / 3.714.54 / 2.930.77511.38 / 1.507.92 / 4.29<10-4

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Anxiety & insomnia7, 23 /4, 345.85 / 4.290.29942.54 / 1.949.08 / 5.450.0006

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Social disfunction8.62 / 3.579.62 / 2.290.4234.46 / 2.1512.46 / 3.80<10-4

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Severe depression2.92 / 3.682.85 / 2.670.7343 1.15 / 2.124.31 / 3.820.0089

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

GDS12.54 / 6.1212.53 / 5.030.95895.23 / 3.2216.07 / 6.690.0003

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

POMA17.34 / 8.7216.08 / 6.720.52122.62 / 7.7811.38 / 5, 750.003

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Balance11.62 / 4.5210.46 / 3.800.2913.54 / 3.677.69 / 3.400.0016

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

- Gait5.77 / 4.595.62 / 3.200.93769.08 / 4.213.69 / 2.590.0029

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

Mean, standard deviations, and Pearson correlations (bilateral) of the study variables before the intervention (time 1)

RPWBSGHQ-28GDSPOMA
Group (EG vs CG).070.018.000.087
RPWBS–-.261-.364.287
GHQ-28––.733

= correlation is significant at level p < .001

-.230
GDS–––-.064

Mean, standard deviations, and Pearson correlations (bilateral) of the study variables after the intervention (time 2)

RPWBSGHQ-28GDSPOMA
Group(EG vs CG).823

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

-.728

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

-.732

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

.649

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

RPWBS–.744

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

-.834

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

.663
GHQ-28––.857

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

-.583

= correlation is significant at level p < :001

GDS–––-.562
POMA––––
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