A Study of Latin Dance for Post- Lung Transplant

Change in anxiety

Measured using the General Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD 7) scale to assess severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21 where 0 is no anxiety, 1-4 is minimal anxiety, 5-9 is mild anxiety, 10-14 is moderate anxiety, and 15-21 is severe anxiety.

Change in depression

Measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) scale to assess severity of depression. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 27 where 0 is no depression, 1-4 is minimal depression, 5-9 is mild depression, 10-14 is moderate depression, and 15-19 is moderately severe depression and 20-27 severe depression.

Change in Tampa Kinesophobia Scale

Measured using the Tampa Scale for Kinesophobia 17-item scale to assess fear of movement. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the response categories, respectively, of "strongly agree," "disagree," "agree," and "strongly agree." Total score for the seventeen items ranges from 17 to 68. A score of 17 is the lowest possible score, and indicates no kinesiophobia or negligible. A score of 68 is the highest possible score and indicates extreme fear of pain with movement.

Change in gait

Measured using the Dynamic Gait Index 8-item scale to assess the likelihood of falling. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "severe impairment," "moderate impairment," "mild impairment," and "normal". Total score for the eight items ranges from 0 to 24 where 0 is the lowest level of function and 24 is the highest level of function.

Change in Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1)

Measured by spirometry to determine the volume of air (in liters) exhaled in the first second during forced exhalation