Introduction: Physical frailty is clinical state in which at least three of five criteria are present (unintentional weight loss, self-reported exhaustion, weakness, slow walking speed and low physical activity. Physical activity is one of methods for preventing and reducing frailty. Dance/movement exercise si a form of physical activity and is proven to be popular among the older adults population. Purpose: The aim of this diploma work was to show effects of dance/movement exercise on physical frialty, physical performance and cognitive function among frail residents of senior citizens home. Methods: This diploma work is a prospective interventional study. We investigated the effects of group dance on fragile residents of senior citizens home Šiška in Ljubljana. 10 frail residents participated in the research. We observed physical frailty physical fitness and cognitive abilities, with the Frailty phenotype, the Slovenian version of the Senior fitness test and the Short test of cognitive function. The research consisted of 16 training sessions of dance/movement exercise, twice a week, for eight weeks, 45 minutes per session. The measurements were performed three times, before the start of dance/movement exercise, after six weeks of exercise and after twelve weeks from the start of the research. Results: There were statistically significant differences in physical frailty prevalence between first and last measurment (P = 0,006). Looking from frailty phenotype, only physical activity (P = 0,007) and walking speed (P = 0,050) changed statistically important. Other criteria of the Frailty phenotype did not change statistically significantly during the observed period. Physical fitness changed statistically significantly in the timed up and go test (P = 0.002), the chair sit and reach test (P = 0.014) and the back scratch test (P = 0.001). Other components of the Senior fitness test remained statistically unchanged. There were no statistically significant changes in the cognitive abilities. Discussion and conclusion: We found that there is a statistically significant difference in physical frailty and in some components of physical fitness after performing dance movement exercise. However, there were no statistically significant changes in cognitive abilities after the implementation of dance movement exercise. In the future, it would be necessary to compare the effects of different types of exercise on BP.
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