The use of dance to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults: Dataset of inputs (participant characteristics, dance program properties and delivery) and outputs (adherence, safety, health and social outcomes)

Study synopsis: Dance is a promising health resource for older adults, but empirical evidence remains inconsistent. The lack of synthesised evidence regarding program design, dose, and delivery limits understanding of factors influencing participation and health outcomes. The aim of our scoping review (Waugh et al., 2024) was to map the scope, range, and effectiveness of dance programs for older people, and identify gaps and opportunities for future research and practice across dance for health research trials. Searches across five databases (September 2023) identified 148 studies evaluating 116 dance programs (≥4 weeks) for older adults (≥55 years, N=8060). Dance interventions delivered to clinical groups were excluded.

Dataset: The dataset contains participant characteristics, dance program properties and delivery, program adherence, safety, and health and social outcomes extracted from all research studies included in the scoping review. Intervention design and delivery were charted against the TIDieR reporting checklist (Hoffmann et al., 2014). Program outcomes included adherence, and safety, and number of positive tests out of all tests conducted across 14 health and social outcome domains. A data dictionary and list of all studies included in the scoping review is also supplied.

References:
1. Waugh, M., Youdan Jr., G., Casale, C., Balaban, R., Cross, E. S., Merom, D. (2024). The use of dance to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults: A global scoping review of research trials. PLOS ONE, [TO BE CONFIRMED]
2. Hoffmann, T. C., Glasziou, P. P., Boutron, I., Milne, R., Perera, R., Moher, D., … Michie, S. (2014). Better reporting of interventions: Template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide. BMJ, 348(mar07 3), g1687–g1687. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1687

Availability: This dataset is available open access. To discuss the data and research project, please contact Martha Waugh [e-mail] , ORCID id: 0000-0003-4213-3293

研究概述：舞蹈是老年人健康的潜在有益资源，但实证证据仍存在不一致性。缺乏关于项目设计、剂量和实施方式的综合证据，限制了对影响参与度和健康结局因素的理解。本范围综述（Waugh等，2024）旨在描绘针对老年人的舞蹈项目的范围、广度和有效性，并识别健康舞蹈研究试验领域未来研究与实践的空白和机遇。通过对五个数据库的检索（2023年9月），共确定148项研究，评估了116个针对老年人（≥55岁，样本量N=8060）的舞蹈项目（≥4周）。针对临床群体的舞蹈干预未被纳入。

数据集：本数据集包含从范围综述纳入的所有研究中提取的参与者特征、舞蹈项目属性与实施方式、项目依从性、安全性以及健康和社会结局。干预设计与实施方式参照干预描述与复制模板（Template for Intervention Description and Replication，TIDieR）报告清单（Hoffmann等，2014）进行记录。项目结局包括依从性、安全性，以及14个健康和社会结局领域中所有测试的阳性结果数量。数据集还提供了数据字典和范围综述纳入的所有研究清单。

参考文献：
1. Waugh, M., Youdan Jr., G., Casale, C., Balaban, R., Cross, E. S., Merom, D.（2024）. 舞蹈在改善老年人健康与福祉中的应用：健康舞蹈研究试验的全球范围综述. PLOS ONE, [待确认]
2. Hoffmann, T. C., Glasziou, P. P., Boutron, I., Milne, R., Perera, R., Moher, D., … Michie, S.（2014）. 干预报告的优化：干预描述与复制模板（TIDieR）清单及指南. BMJ, 348(3月7日，第3期), g1687–g1687. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1687

可用性：本数据集为开放获取。如需讨论数据及研究项目，请联系Martha Waugh，邮箱：[e-mail]，ORCID编号：0000-0003-4213-3293