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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2007

A phase I feasibility study of yoga on the physical health and coping of informal caregivers.

Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Laura L Payne, Pei-Chun Hsieh

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. A systematic review of yoga for balance in a healthy population.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2014
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  3. Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers of stroke survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011
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  5. Functional Improvements in Parkinson's Disease Following a Randomized Trial of Yoga.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018
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  14. Yoga-Based Classes for Veterans With Severe Mental Illness: Development, Dissemination, and Assessment.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2015
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  15. Perceptions of Yoga Therapy Embedded in Two Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals: Agency Perspectives.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015
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  17. The effect of yoga on coping strategies among intensive care unit nurses.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research · 2012
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  20. Yoga Practice for the Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: A systematic review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2010
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3 authors.

Marieke Van PuymbroeckRecreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7109, USA, University of Illinois and Indiana University.
Laura L Payne
Pei-Chun Hsieh

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Family and friends who provide unpaid care to an individual with a disease or disability (known as informal caregivers) experience numerous threats to their physical health as a result of providing care. In spite of evidence that participation in physical and leisure activities can be health promoting, informal caregivers have reported diminished or completely absent leisure participation. Hatha yoga has documented therapeutic benefits, including reduced anxiety, as well as improved muscle strength and endurance and flexibility. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of conducting an 8-week yoga program with informal caregivers, and to gather pilot data on the effects of yoga on the physical fitness and coping of informal caregivers. Caregivers were randomized into a yoga intervention (n = 8) or control group (n = 9). The yoga sessions were 2.5 hours/week for 8 weeks and consisted of a variety of pranayama (breathing) and asana (postures) activities and were led by a certified yoga instructor. Four caregivers (two in each group) dropped out of the study. After the conclusion of the 8-week yoga program, lower body strength increased significantly for those in the yoga group and other notable trends occurred in terms of coping, upper body strength and aerobic endurance. Caregivers in the control group experienced an unexpected increase in lower body flexibility. These findings indicate that caregivers in a yoga program may receive some benefits. Future studies are encouraged to test the efficacy of yoga as an intervention for caregivers.

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copinginformal caregiversphysical healthpilot studyyoga

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PMID18227920
PMCPMC2176147

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