Meta-analysis of efficacy of dance therapy on the rehabilitation of schizophrenia patients
HE Xucong
LIU Xiulan
XIE Zhibin
XIA Zhichun
MENG Yiyuan
YANG Yong
Abstract：Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of dance therapy on schizophrenia patients through Meta-analysis.Methods:The randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of using dance therapy to intervene schizophrenia patients were retrieved from PubMed,the Cochrane Library,Web of Science,CINAHL,EMbase,CNKI,WanFang Database,and CBM from the establishment of the database to April 20,2023.Literature was screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,the methodological quality of the included literature was evaluated.And relevant data were extracted.The whole process was completed independently by 2 researchers.The RevMan 5.3 software was used for Meta-analysis.Results:A total of 19 articles were included,involving 1 134 patients.Meta-analysis results showed that dance therapy could alleviate the positive symptoms of psychosis(MD=-0.69,95%CI-0.86--0.52,P<0.01),negative symptoms(SMD=-0.67,95%CI-1.14--0.21,P<0.01),and general psychotic symptoms(SMD=-0.89,95%CI-1.31--0.48,P<0.01)in patients with schizophrenia;improve social function(SMD=1.10,95%CI 0.39-1.82,P<0.01)and self-efficacy(MD=4.94,95%CI 2.64-7.23,P<0.01).Dance therapy has significant effects on cognitive function,motor function,and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia(P<0.05).Conclusions:The existing evidence shows that dance therapy can help to alleviate psychotic symptoms,improve social function,and improve self-efficacy in patients with schizophrenia.The effects of dance therapy on other aspects are still unclear.More research needs to be carried out for further demonstration.
Keywords：dance therapyschizophreniasymptomssocial functionself-efficacyMeta-analysisevidence-based nursing
Publication Date：2025-03-14
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 800-808 )