A dança como recurso utilizado por terapeutas ocupacionais brasileiros: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Occupational Therapy has as its object of study human occupations, and its interventions aims to favor the independence, autonomy, social participation and well-being of the subjects. Dance can be seen as a possibility of occupational therapeutic intervention seeking to provide health, well-being and quality of life. Understanding its benefits and how this tool of expression has been used in Brazil instigated the present research, which is a narrative review of the qualitative literature, which aims to analyze the actions involving dance used by Brazilian Occupational Therapists. The databases selected to search for articles were: Periodic CAPES, Google Scholar, SciELO and Virtual Health Library. Nine articles were selected for analysis. In Brazil, the most recent studies that reveal the effectiveness of the use of dance in Occupational Therapy have been aimed at the older adults, children and adolescents. Dance proved to be an important strategy for Occupational Therapy, as it presented physical, mental, emotional and social benefits for the subjects, in addition to providing greater autonomy and independence, and taking into account the singularities of the individuals.