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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Are There Benefits from Teaching Yoga at Schools? A Systematic Review of Randomized Control Trials of Yoga-Based Interventions.

C Ferreira-Vorkapic, J M Feitoza, M Marchioro, J Simões, E Kozasa, S Telles

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Yoga and Mindfulness Interventions for Preschool-Aged Children in Educational Settings: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  3. Physical Activity and Academic Achievement: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

C Ferreira-VorkapicDepartment of Physiology, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Avenida Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, 49100-000 Aracaju, SE, Brazil ; Department of Psychology, FASE \ UNESA, Aracaju, SE, Brazil ; Trika Research Center, Loei, Thailand.
J M FeitozaDepartment of Psychology, FASE \ UNESA, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
M MarchioroDepartment of Physiology, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Avenida Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, 49100-000 Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
J SimõesDepartment of Physiology, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Avenida Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, 49100-000 Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
E KozasaHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil ; Department of Psychobiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
S TellesIndian Council of Medical Research Center for Advanced Research in Yoga and Patanjali Research Foundation, Bengaluru, India.
Universidade Federal de Sergipe · BRHospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BRIndian Council of Medical Research · INUniversitas Negeri Surabaya · ID

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction. Yoga is a holistic system of varied mind-body practices that can be used to improve mental and physical health and it has been utilized in a variety of contexts and situations. Educators and schools are looking to include yoga as a cost-effective, evidence-based component of urgently needed wellness programs for their students. Objectives. The primary goal of this study was to systematically examine the available literature for yoga interventions exclusively in school settings, exploring the evidence of yoga-based interventions on academic, cognitive, and psychosocial benefits. Methods. An extensive search was conducted for studies published between 1980 and October 31, 2014 (PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, ISI, and the Cochrane Library). Effect size analysis, through standardized mean difference and Hedges'g, allowed for the comparison between experimental conditions. Results and Conclusions. Nine randomized control trials met criteria for inclusion in this review. Effect size was found for mood indicators, tension and anxiety in the POMS scale, self-esteem, and memory when the yoga groups were compared to control. Future research requires greater standardization and suitability of yoga interventions for children.

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PMID26491461
PMCPMC4600929
OpenAlexW1866368641

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