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Abstract Multimodal lifestyle-based interventions that integrate physical, mental and social stimulation could promote mental health and brain resilience against dementia. This meta-analysis examined the efficacy of dance movement interventions (DMI) on psychological health in older adults. Pre-registration was done with PROSPERO (CRD42021265112). PubMed, Web of Science and PsycInfo were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating the effects of DMI (>4 weeks’ duration) on measures of psychological health (primary outcome) and cognitive function (additional outcome) among older adults without dementia (≥55). Data of 13 primary RCT ( n =943, n-DMI =474, n-control =469) were synthesized using a random effects meta-analysis with robust variance estimation. DMI had a small positive effect on overall psychological health ( g =0.31; 95% CI : [0.09,0.53]; p =.01, I 2 = 62.55) and a medium effect on general cognitive function ( g =0.48; 95% CI : [0.03,0.93], p =.04, I 2 = 82.45) compared to comparators. None of the primary studies included measures of neuroplasticity. DMI may serve as a multimodal enrichment strategy to promote healthy mental aging. High-quality intervention studies are needed to expand evidence for psychological domains and identify the underlying neurophysiological correlates.
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