Greek traditional dances and quality of old people's life

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-218

  Mavrovouniotis, Fotios H ^a   Argiriadou, Eirini A ^a   Papaioannou, Christina S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Elderly; Mood state; Psychosomatic responses; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOMATICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CONTROL GROUPS; CULTURE; DANCING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953121683     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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