ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2017
A Qualitative Study Exploring Community Yoga Practice in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Article in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled 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.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and facilitators to yoga practice among people living with arthritis: a qualitative systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis.Current rheumatology reports · 2018Pooled it
- Yoga Versus Education for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Extrapersonal barriers and facilitators to physical activity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a scoping review.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
- Beyond Analgesics: Physical Activity as a Potential Approach to Pain-Related Outcomes in Older Adults-Preliminary Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical knowledge, experiences, and perceptions of yoga providers in arthritis treatment: a UK-based qualitative study.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
- Development and initial validation of a questionnaire to assess facilitators and barriers to physical activity for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and/or psoriatic arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2020Observational
- The Efficacy of Tai Chi and Yoga in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathies: A narrative biomedical review.Rheumatology international · 2018Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveYoga may improve physical function and reduce disease symptoms in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known about how patients with RA are practicing yoga in the community. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore community yoga practice characteristics and thoughts about yoga practice for adults with RA.
designParticipants completed a semi-structured telephone interview with open-ended questions. Thematic analysis was used to analyze interview transcripts.
participantsA convenience sample of 17 adults with rheumatologist-diagnosed RA who had participated in yoga within the past year were asked about the decision to start, continue, and stop yoga; the perceived benefits of yoga; components of yoga sessions; and general thoughts about yoga as it relates to RA.
resultsAlthough eight different styles of yoga were practiced, commonalities in yoga class components (such as stretching, strengthening, deep breathing, meditation, and positive messaging from the instructor) reveal examples of preferred types of yoga for patients with RA. Three main themes emerged, each with multiple subthemes: (1) motivators (physical fitness, influence of others, reduced price), (2) barriers (cost, symptom burden, class difficulty), and (3) benefits of yoga practice (mind-body, a tool for coping, pride/achievement, social, and "yoga meets you where you are").
conclusionIn this study, patients with RA described how yoga practice helped improve physical and psychosocial symptoms related to their disease. Yoga practice, a dynamic exercise, encompassing many different styles, can provide many benefits for adults with RA; however, yoga may not be beneficial for every adult with RA.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.