Trial reportFrontiers in public health2024
Yoga as a therapeutic approach to mental health in university students: a randomized controlled trial.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of mind-body therapies on anxiety, depression and sleep quality in college students: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of yoga exercise on stress relief capacity and emotional changes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Is yoga more beneficial than exercise-based interventions for patients with chronic low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Yoga interventions and randomized controlled trials: key issues and the centered impact on sedentary lifestyle-associated cardiometabolic disorders.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal intensity and dose of exercise to improve university students' mental health: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 48 randomized controlled trials.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of physical exercise on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of a Course-Based Yoga Intervention on Perceived Stress and Mindfulness Among Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mapping Conditional Associations Among Wellbeing, Distress, Spirituality, and Yoga Practice: A Network Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The impact of physical activities on positive emotions in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Perceived physical literacy and subjective wellbeing in university students: the indirect association via autonomous sports motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Propagating wellness: understanding the communication mechanisms of yoga and Wuqinxi (five animal frolics) via Lasswell's 5W framework.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Transdiagnostic processes in university mental health: the role of psychological inflexibility, impulsivity and stress in depression and life satisfaction using structural equation modeling.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Autonomic and psychophysiological effects of a 13-week mindfulness-based intervention in university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Lifestyle in Nursing Students: Physical Activity Level, Diet Quality, Body Composition, and Cardiovascular Risk (ABSI).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal effects of stress in an academic context on psychological well-being, physiological markers, health behaviors, and academic performance in university students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Healthy Pills: A Physical Activity and Meditation Program to Enhance Mental Health and Well-Being in Spanish University Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A scoping review of physical activity interventions to support the mental health of students aged 16 to 25.Discover public health · 2025Review
- Impact of Guided Meditation on Heart Rate Variability and Psychological Well-being in Critically Ill Obstetric Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study has been to analyze the efficacy of a yoga-based intervention on stress, emotional wellbeing, state anxiety and trait anxiety in university students. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of 129 university students, of which 65 underwent a yoga training for 12 weeks and a control group that did not carry out any type of intervention. The primary outcome was stress, which was collected through The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The secondary outcomes were emotional wellbeing which was measured through the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), and anxiety through State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). All variables were measured before and after the intervention. Results: Participants in the experimental group showed statistically significant improvements in the primary outcome perceived stress (Cohen's Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a 12-week yoga intervention can significantly reduce perceived stress and anxiety, and improve emotional wellbeing in university students. Initially, the experimental group (EG) reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than the control group (CG), but after the intervention, the EG experienced significant improvements compared to the CG.
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