BACKGROUND In recent years, several reviews have addressed the effectiveness of dance therapy in dementia, healthy older adults, or the elderly in general. However, reviews regarding the effect of this therapy exclusively on patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease have not been found. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to review the available literature describing clinical trials which explore the effects of dancing on psychological and physical outcomes, functionality, cognitive function, and quality of life in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In addition, this review aims to assess the quality of studies that perform dance therapy interventions in these patients. METHODS This study is a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized clinical trials regarding the effect of intervention including a dancing activity in people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. RESULTS In total, the evidence for this review rests on 12 studies with a total of 349 participants. The findings of this mini-review confirm the positive effect of dance therapy on physical and cognitive function, functionality, psychological outcomes, and quality of life in people with Alzheimer's disease. CONCLUSION Most of the studies implementing dance as part of the therapeutic treatment has shown to improve or slow the worsening in the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. Future research focused on these patients should use a more exhaustive methodology and make a more detailed description of these kind of interventions.

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为阿尔茨海默氏病患者跳舞：系统综述。

背景技术近年来，一些评论已经论述了舞蹈疗法在痴呆症，健康的老年人或一般的老年人中的有效性。然而，尚未发现关于仅针对诊断为阿尔茨海默氏病的患者的这种疗法的效果的评论。目的本研究的目的是回顾描述临床试验的现有文献，该文献探讨跳舞对诊断为阿尔茨海默氏病的患者的心理和生理结果，功能，认知功能和生活质量的影响。此外，本评价旨在评估对这些患者进行舞蹈治疗干预的研究质量。方法：本研究是对有关干预效果的随机和非随机临床试验的系统评价，该干预包括对被诊断为阿尔茨海默氏病的人群进行舞蹈活动。结果总体而言，该评价的证据基于12个研究，总共349名参与者。这份小型综述的结果证实了舞蹈疗法对阿尔茨海默氏病患者的身体和认知功能，功能，心理结果以及生活质量的积极影响。结论大多数将舞蹈作为治疗手段的研究表明，改善或减缓了阿尔茨海默氏病患者及其护理人员的生活质量。