Significance/implications: This research confirms that participation in dance can contribute significantly to healthy, happy ageing. RIPE Dance is uplifting (raised spirits, fun, synchrony, musical reactivity).Ĭonclusion: The RIPE Dance program provides effective and enjoyable ‘exercise in disguise’ for older people with diverse mobility profiles. RIPE Dance creates camaraderie (social connection, mutual support, rapport with the teacher), and 4. RIPE Dance helps me feel good about myself (self-efficacy, pride in achievement, psychological safety, defying expectations, feeling valued), 3. RIPE Dance benefits my body and mind (trust in the program, belief in health benefits), 2. Results: We identified four program theories comprising 14 mechanisms which explained long-term attendance: 1. Findings were organised to express Program activities + Context + Mechanism = Process outcomes configurations. Initial data were dual-coded and emergent findings were interrogated by the research team. Methods: Following a realist evaluation approach, we co-developed and tested program theories iteratively with participant interviewees ( n = 20), dance teachers ( n = 2) and via observation of a dance class. We sought to identify what mechanisms support observed long-term participation in this program, including by people living with challenging health conditions. Introduction: Dance can positively impact older people’s health and wellbeing across cultures and socioeconomic groups, countering age-related physical, sensorimotor and cognitive decline.īackground/objectives: The RIPE (Really Is Possible for Everyone) Dance program aims to improve older people’s physical, mental, cognitive and social wellbeing by integrating engaging dance sequences with evidence-based fall prevention exercises. 5School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia. 4Gold Moves Australia, Moreton Bay, QLD, Australia.3Gold Moves Australia and RIPE Dance, Noosa, QLD, Australia.2Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.1Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Abby Haynes 1,2 * Anne Tiedemann 1,2 Gail Hewton 3 Julie Chenery 4 Catherine Sherrington 1,2 Dafna Merom 5 Heidi Gilchrist 1,2
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