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Purpose: To investigate how physiotherapists use dance in clinical practice.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of Canadian physiotherapists with a web-based questionnaire distributed via social media and professional and healthcare organizations. Responses were analyzed with descriptive statistics and descriptive content analysis.

Results: Of the 81 respondents included in the analysis, 36 (44%) had used dance in practice, while 45 (56%) had not. Respondents were more likely to have used dance in practice if they had formal dance experience (X² (1, n = 81) = 3.73, p = .044). The rationale for implementing dance included improving physical, psychosocial, and cognitive outcomes. Common barriers were clinician inexperience and insufficient resources, while a common concern about using dance was that they may not be taken seriously.

Conclusion: Canadian physiotherapists used dance clinically in more diverse ways than reported in the scientific literature. Future work should evaluate these specific dance interventions and inform the development of clinical practice guidelines.

Background: There is limited research investigating heart rate variability (HRV) in Parkinson's during dance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dance on HRV in people with Parkinson's (PwP).

Methods: Ten PwP were recruited from a Parkinson's dance class and completed six sessions; the first half was danced sitting down, while the latter half was standing up. Breathing rate, skin temperature and HRV data were collected and analysed by repeated measures analysis of variance.

Results: Analysing all six sections together showed skin temperature (p < 0.001), heart rate (HR; p = 0 .029), short-term HRV (SD1; p = 0.025), normalised standard deviation of all the R-R intervals (nSDRR; p = 0.028), and breathing rate (BR; p = 0.001) were significantly different.

Conclusions: Significant changes in HR, SD1, nSDRR, BR and skin temperature of PwP occurred during all sections, showing dance improved autonomic function. Further work examining the long-term effects of HRV in a community setting is needed to understand the potential benefits of dance for PwP.

This poem explores the experience of a stroke through metaphorical and artistic imagery, employing the metaphor of a forest engulfed in fire to represent its sudden and destructive impact on the brain and body. Its evocative language is designed to resonate deeply with readers, providing both a powerful portrayal of the emotional impact and urgency of the disease and an uplifting message of renewal and hope, exploring the resilience associated with stroke rehabilitation and the medical care involved.

Background: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of sexual consent promotion research-based theatre (RbT) as a sexual violence and harassment prevention intervention through sexual consent attitude change.

Methods: Two quantitative studies were conducted: one with higher education students attending The Kinds of Sex You Might Have at College; the other with secondary school pupils attending How I Learned About Consent. Pre- and post-performance surveys were analysed using paired t-tests and multiple linear regressions to assess attitudinal changes and predictors.

Results: Quantitative analysis revealed significant improvements in sexual consent attitudes. Theatrical experience and demographic factors, including age and gender, were key predictors of attitudinal shifts.

Conclusions: Research-based theatre is a promising medium for sex-positive sexuality education, fostering attitudinal change while minimizing traumatisation. Future work should explore long-term impacts and integrate mixed methods for deeper insights.

Background: While a growing body of literature explores the potentials and challenges of transitioning in-person to online arts for persons living with dementia (PLwD), little research has examined the translation of relational arts to virtual spaces. This paper explores the experiences and transition of a relational arts Academy to a virtual space for community artists with dementia.

Methods: Using participatory action research, we conducted 10 research conversations with artist facilitators, collaborators, and leaders involved in the transition process, and 13 observations of online arts sessions and team member huddles.

Results: Team members successfully translated relational arts virtually by intentionally embedding relational literacies, leveraging relational supports, and embracing creativity. Although initially reluctant, artist facilitators, collaborators, and leaders were opened to the possibilities of relational arts in virtual spaces.

Conclusion: This research demonstrates the feasibility of relational arts for PLwD in virtual spaces, and offers insights to inform other virtual art programs for PLwD and their care partners.

Background: Numerous studies have shown that there is sufficient evidence that art activities have health-promoting effects in a clinical setting. However, the effect of art workshops offering clay-work in children's clinics outside a therapy setting has largely not been explored. This study aims to contribute to close this research gap.

Methods: Using the grounded theory methodology, an artistic clay-work project was evaluated in various wards in children's hospitals in Germany based on semi-structured interviews, participant observation and document analysis.

Results: Art activities with natural clay outside a therapy setting promote the well-being of children and their relatives in many ways during a stay in the hospital. They provide relief as well as activation and strengthen children both individually and socially.

Conclusion: Artistic clay-work workshops are primarily beneficial through an explicitly artistic attitude and an artistic setting with a focus on autonomy, openness, freedom and inclusion.

Introduction: Perceptions of exercise are important in ensuring physical activity is translated into daily life. If dance is perceived as enjoyable exercise, promoting it may increase exercise engagement in people with stroke.

Objective: To examine perceptions of dance as exercise in people with chronic stroke after participating in an adapted dance program.

Materials and methods: Qualitative interpretive description approach utilizing semi-structured face to face interviews with 18 people post-stroke who completed a 10-week adapted dance program.

Results: Three themes were identified: (1) Dance is Exercise; (2) Dance Moves Beyond Exercise; and (3) Dance Harnesses Humanity in Exercise.

Discussion: According to participants in this study, dance offers elements of traditional physical rehabilitation (i.e. improved balance) and creates a humanistic space where more intangible elements (i.e. liberation, personal growth) are accessed organically. These findings illuminate dance as a holistic approach to rehabilitation, as it addresses both the physical and psychosocial impacts of stroke.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread decreases in well-being, and people turned to various coping resources to mitigate declines in well-being.

Method: In a large (N = 873) representative US adult sample collected in the fall of 2020, we examined the degree to which people coped using the arts and humanities and the perceived impact of the pandemic and how these factors were associated with well-being.

Results: We found coping with the arts was associated with many facets of well-being and, for many of these associations, the more people felt impacted by the pandemic, the stronger the relationship with coping with the arts. We further examined the nature of people's typical arts engagement (e.g. immersion, reflectiveness) with the use of arts to cope.

Conclusions: These findings suggest the arts may play a role in well-being experiences during challenging circumstances and the need for continued examination of the role the arts play in well-being.

Objective: To synthesise qualitative research exploring the care-giving experiences of parents of young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and complex healthcare needs, in the transition to adulthood years.

Method: Four databases were systematically searched: Scopus, WoS Core Collection, Medline and SciELO. Included papers were assessed for quality and thematically synthesised. Findings are presented in the form of free-verse poems.

Results: Nineteen papers from eight countries were included. Analysis generated three themes: interdependency of parent and child, where parents retained responsibility for their child's care; apprehension regarding sharing and shifting responsibility between parents and professionals; an uncertain future in terms of care provision.

Conclusions: Parents are concerned about the future care of their children. Training professionals in alternative and effective communication is fundamental to successful transition. Encouraging discussions about advanced care planning may also alleviate parental concerns and ensure good outcomes for young people with PMLD.