Square Dance Intervention Trial Data for Older Adults in Zhengzhou, China

A dataset from a 12-week randomized controlled trial with 150 participants aged 60–79 years in Zhengzhou, China. It contains pre- and post-intervention measurements of social participation, subjective well-being, and depressive symptoms to analyze the mediating role of social activity. The data was uploaded by Keying Song in April 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the mediating effect of social participation on well-being based on the described mediation analysis results.
• Compare intervention outcomes between square dance and health education groups based on the reported pre-post change scores.
• Model psychological well-being outcomes in older adults based on the described WHO-5 and GDS-15 assessment tools.
• Study the effects of culturally embedded group physical activity based on the square dance intervention context.

Strengths

• Data originates from a structured 12-week randomized controlled trial with 150 participants.
• Includes specific outcome measures: social participation, subjective well-being (WHO-5), and depressive symptoms (GDS-15).
• Mediation analysis results are provided, indicating a statistically significant indirect effect through social participation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The mediator and outcomes were assessed at the same time point, limiting causal inference as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

figshare, uploaded by Keying Song.

Collection Method

Community-based, single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Time Range

The trial lasted 12 weeks; specific years are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:32:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zhengzhou, China.