Dance for Wellbeing Interview Guide

Abstract

The Dance for Wellbeing Interview Guide (Carroll, Dale, & Bail, 2023) was developed to explore if and how Parkinson’s disease dance class participation and public performance contributes to perceptions of wellbeing. This instrument was designed for a study conducted with an Australian sample of participants from two metropolitan Dance for Wellbeing class locations. The current construct was measured in this sample using eight interview items created by the authors. No reliability or validity results were reported for these items.

Keywords

Parkinson’s Disease; Dance Class Participation; Public Performance; Wellbeing Perceptions

Authors

Carroll, Suzanne J.; Dale, Michael J.; Bail, Kasia

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Purpose

The purpose of this interview is to measure the wellbeing impact of a dance program with public dance performance for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Validity

No data is Available

Reliability

No data is Available

Factor Analysis

No data is Available

Instrument

Test Type

Original, Interview Schedule/Guide

Format

Item responses are open-ended.

Language Available

English

Population Group

Human; Male; Female

Age Group

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)

Population Details

Respondents: Dance Class Participants
Location: Australia

Test Methodology

Qualitative Assessment Methods

Keywords

Client Attitudes; Client Participation; Dance Therapy; Parkinson’s Disease; Performance; Program Evaluation; Treatment Process and Outcome Measures; Subjective Well Being

Authors

Author ORCID Identifier

Dale, Michael J.: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-1842
Bail, Kasia: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-0042

Affiliation

Carroll, Suzanne J.: University of Canberra, Health Research Institute
Dale, Michael J.: University of Canberra, Health Research Institute
Bail, Kasia: University of Canberra School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, and Ageing Research Group

Email Addresses

Carroll, Suzanne J.: [email protected]

Correspondence Address

Carroll, Suzanne J.: University of Canberra, 23B21, 11 Kirinari St, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2617, [email protected]

Permissions & Fee and Test Year

Permissions: Contact Publisher
Commercial: No
Fee: No
Test Year: 2023

References

Carroll, S. J., Dale, M. J., & Bail, K. (2023). “Out and proud…. in all your shaking glory” the wellbeing impact of a dance program with public dance performance for people with Parkinson’s disease: A qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation: An International, Multidisciplinary Journal, 45(20), 3272–3283. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2122598

Items of the Dance for Wellbeing Interview Guide

This measure consists of eight numbered items, with multiple probes and follow-up questions.

Items

1. Please tell me about the dance performance you’ve done with the Parkinson’s group?
   a. Follow-up for details of when, where, with whom, context, and the dance work itself
   b. Role in performance e.g., performer, carer, teacher
   c. Why did you choose to attend/participate?

2. How did/does the dance performance make you feel?

3. Can you talk about how, if at all, the dance performance relates to well-being, for you?
   a. Cues, if required or followed up on, may include: Wellbeing for you might include any connections between the use of physical movement, psychological safety, community participation, sense of self, sense of value, feeling of place, feeling of belonging, achievement and satisfaction in fulfilling dreams, aspirations and goals, social contribution and other complex social phenomena that may be perceived to contribute to individual identity, health and wellbeing.

4. Is there a difference for you regarding the performance in front of an audience, compared to practise or learning sessions? If so, how?

5. Has this experience changed anything for you?
   a. E.g., in relation to your prior experience of dance or performance?
   b. E.g., in relation to your prior experience of Parkinson’s or other related conditions?

6. Could you describe what value, if any, you think there is in a dance performance of this kind?

7. What, for you, are the most important elements of this dance performance? Why?

8. Was the performance meaningful for you? Can you elaborate?
   a. In what way was it meaningful to you?
   b. The dance context? The dance performance? The performers? The music?
   c. Was it a broad association or specific (e.g., relate directly to some other experience; directly relate to a particular aspect/part of the dance or the dance more broadly)?

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Interview Post Script – Interview 4

Date of Interview: 6th of December 2019
Length of interview: 35:24 min
Interview location: Participants house
Performance status: Performer with Parkinson’s disease

Key points noticed:

• The participant has had Parkinson’s for a long time and has been a part of the dance group for a long time

• The participant does other activities to manage Parkinson’s but dance is her favourite as it is fun

Tentative ideas about the analysis

• Performance has provided a lot of opportunities for the participant

• The performance makes you feel good by getting affirmation from the audience

• Dance makes the participant happy

• The music is important

• Performance shows that people who have challenges can be happy and do things

  • To change perception of the general public

Methodological difficulties or successes

• Success:

  • The participant seemed comfortable to open up and share deeply

  • Quiet environment

  • Water provided which was useful

• Difficulties:

  • Participants husband came in part way through and I needed to pause the interview. I did not restart the interview recording correctly and ended up having the interview in two parts

Personal emotional experiences of the researcher

• It was wonderful to talk to the participant and hear about her story.