Dissertation
The effects of a single-session dance/movement therapy intervention on movement, thought, and behavioral dysfunction for people with schizophrenia in a short-term psychiatric inpatient facility: a mixed methods feasibility study
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Jun 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/k3ej-9917
Abstract
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) interventions have been used to support people with schizophrenia; however, these typically include lengthier interventions. Current inpatient hospitalization lengths of stay do not offer the time needed to implement such interventions. The effects of DMT interventions for people with acute schizophrenia have not yet been determined. The purpose of this study was to determine: feasibility of protocol completion, feasibility of measurement sensitivity, and the effects of a single-session DMT intervention compared to a single-session verbal treatment as usual (TAU) intervention. This study is a mixed methods convergent design feasibility study. Thirty-two participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia were randomized into either an intervention or control group. Pre- and post-test quantitative data were collected with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) to measure symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Post-test qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interview questions to learn about the participant experience. The results of the quantitative data analysis indicated that there was a statistically significant improvement in symptoms associated with schizophrenia for participants in the DMT intervention group over those in the verbal TAU group. Qualitative interview data were convergent with the quantitative data in the overall BPRS scores and subcategories of Psychological Distress, and Negative and Positive Symptoms and suggested that a single-session DMT intervention supported an increased sense of belonging and community over the TAU group. These findings suggest that a single-session DMT intervention can alleviate symptoms associated with acute schizophrenia including affective regulation, and positive and negative symptomatology such as isolation, spontaneity, interpersonal skills, paranoia, and auditory hallucinations.
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- Title
- The effects of a single-session dance/movement therapy intervention on movement, thought, and behavioral dysfunction for people with schizophrenia in a short-term psychiatric inpatient facility
- Creators
- Jacelyn Biondo - DU
- Contributors
- Sherry W. Goodill (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xv, 156 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 9524; 991014632267504721