Table 2.
Effects of the psychomotor intervention mediated by creative dance in psychomotor parameters and multidimensional balance. EG (n = 19) and CG (n = 19)
|
Baseline Mean ± SD |
Post-intervention Mean ± SD |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global motor coordination (3–12 points) | |||
| EG | 8.0 ± 1.5a | 10.9 ± 0.9a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 9.2 ± 1.9 | 9.1 ± 1.7 | 0.662 |
| Rhythm-tapping (points) (0–6 points) | |||
| EG | 3.0 ± 1.6 | 5.2 ± 1.1a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 2.9 ± 2.1 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 0.002 |
| Rhythm-clapping (0–6 points) | |||
| EG | 3.4 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.1a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 4.0 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 1.7 | 0.088 |
| Rhythm-walking (0–6 points) | |||
| EG | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.3a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 0.104 |
| Total rhythm score (0–18 points) | |||
| EG | 9.6 ± 3.5 | 15.3 ± 3.1a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 11.2 ± 4.9 | 11.2 ± 4.8 | 0.830 |
| Multidimensional balance (0–40 points) | |||
| EG | 31.7 ± 3.1 | 35.2 ± 2.5a | < 0.001 |
| CG | 30.1 ± 4.5 | 29.4 ± 5.5 | 0.193 |
SD standard deviation
abetween-group comparisons, p < 0.05