Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies2016
Examining Mediators and Moderators of Yoga for Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Mind-body exercise for symptom management in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise interventions on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Different exercise interventions on quality of sleep in breast cancer survivors-a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of chronic yoga interventions on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Social Representativeness and Intervention Adherence-A Systematic Review of Clinical Physical Activity Trials in Breast Cancer Patients.International journal of public health · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of effects of yoga exercise intervention on sleep quality in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of yoga on sleep quality and insomnia in women with sleep problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Lifestyle Interventions During Radiotherapy: A Scoping Review of Their Effects on Toxicity and Patient-Centered Outcomes.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sedentary behavior and physical activity are longitudinally associated with diurnal cortisol rhythms in individuals up to 1 year after colorectal cancer treatment: A prospective cohort study.Research square · 2026Article
- The culturally adapted cognitive behavioral stress management program for enhancing psychological well-being and self-management of postoperative breast cancer patients: A randomized controlled study protocol in China.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Effects of a physical activity intervention on sleep among cancer survivors in a randomized controlled trial within the Cancer Prevention Study-3 cohort.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Development of a psychological management intervention protocol for colorectal cancer patients: a Delphi study on benefit finding.PloS one · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of exercise and/or nutritional interventions to improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- A scoping review of the effect of chronic stretch training on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- A survey of cancer patients' interest in undertaking exercise to promote relaxation during radiotherapy for breast cancer and metastatic cancer.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Yoga Interventions for Cancer Patients: A Decade in Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Lessons From India: A Narrative Review of Integrating Yoga Within the US Healthcare System.Cureus · 2023Review
- Examining the Mechanisms behind Exercise's Multifaceted Impacts on Body Composition, Cognition, and the Gut Microbiome in Cancer Survivors: Exploring the Links to Oxidative Stress and Inflammation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Hypothesis This study examines moderators and mediators of a yoga intervention targeting quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes in women with breast cancer receiving radiotherapy.Methods Women undergoing 6 weeks of radiotherapy were randomized to a yoga (YG; n = 53) or stretching (ST; n = 56) intervention or a waitlist control group (WL; n = 54). Depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances were measured at baseline. Mediator (posttraumatic stress symptoms, benefit finding, and cortisol slope) and outcome (36-item Short Form [SF]-36 mental and physical component scales [MCS and PCS]) variables were assessed at baseline, end-of-treatment, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months posttreatment. Results Baseline depressive symptoms (P = .03) and sleep disturbances (P < .01) moderated the Group × Time effect on MCS, but not PCS. Women with high baseline depressive symptoms in YG reported marginally higher 3-month MCS than their counterparts in WL (P = .11). Women with high baseline sleep disturbances in YG reported higher 3-months MCS than their counterparts in WL (P < .01) and higher 6-month MCS than their counterparts in ST (P = .01). YG led to greater benefit finding than ST and WL across the follow-up (P = .01). Three-month benefit finding partially mediated the effect of YG on 6-month PCS. Posttraumatic stress symptoms and cortisol slope did not mediate treatment effect on QOL. Conclusion Yoga may provide the greatest mental-health-related QOL benefits for those experiencing pre-radiotherapy sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms. Yoga may improve physical-health-related QOL by increasing ability to find benefit in the cancer experience.
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