Effect of Iyengar yoga practice on fatigue and diurnal salivary cortisol concentration in breast cancer survivors

Banasik, Jacquelyn L.; Williams, Holly C.; Haberman, Mel; Blank, Sally E.; Bendel, Robert B.

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00573.x

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“…One yoga intervention consisted exclusively of performing poses from the "Iyengar yoga" tradition, that were executed slowly with the help of props to maintain proper orientation and posture. 75 One study of medical qigong consisted of body movements during specific standing postures along with meditation training, visualization, and a range of breathing exercises, including chest and abdominal breathing. 80 One massage intervention employed a protocol that consisted of a combination of massage and acupressure techniques that promoted relaxation.…”

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Psychosocial Therapies for Patients With Cancer

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Background. As part of a new standard of quality cancer care, the Institute of Medicine has recommended inclusion of therapies that address psychosocial needs of cancer patients. A range of psychosocial therapies for managing acute and chronic stress have been developed for patients with cancer, based on the scientific framework of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). The current review aimed to identify studies of new and emerging PNI-based psychosocial therapies in patients with cancer that have used neuroendocrine-immune biomarkers as outcomes. Specifically, this review aimed to evaluate studies based on the cancer populations involved, types of psychosocial therapies, and PNI measures employed. Methods. Methodology was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, and Google Scholar online databases were searched using combinations of keywords obtained from previous reviews of psychosocial interventions. Studies from 2001 to 2012 were included if they (a) were published in English, (b) used experimental or quasi-experimental designs, (c) evaluated psychosocial therapies, (d) involved cancer patients, and (e) reported results on at least one neuroendocrine or immune outcome measure. The search strategy identified 403 records and 2 stages of screening were used to eliminate irrelevant studies. Results. A total of 24 cancer-specific studies of psychosocial therapies that used PNI-based outcome measures were included in this review. Most studies included early-stage breast cancer patients, and 2 major types of therapies emerged, cognitive-behavioral therapies and complementary medical therapies. Durations of interventions ranged widely, from 1.3 hours over a single week to 27 hours over 18 weeks. Considerable diversity in PNI outcomes made statistical comparisons problematic. Studies of cognitive-behavioral therapies were found to have reported the most success in impacting PNI-based measures, which were typically functional measures of the immune system, for example, cytokines. Conclusions. Several issues related to research methodology are discussed. Most important, studies examining dose-response associations and resource allocation are needed to guide future research. A standardized panel of psychosocial instruments and biomarkers for PNIbased studies would enhance comparability of findings across studies when evaluating this body of research and assist with integrating psychosocial therapies into the standard of cancer care.

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Psychosocial Therapies for Patients With Cancer

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“…Older cancer survivors are at the greatest risk of experiencing a reduction in functional ability during and following cancer treatments, they are less likely to recover from the resulting functional declines, and these reductions in functional ability can ultimately lead to the inability for older cancer survivors to live independently. This investigation into the benefits of yoga for older cancer survivors builds on previous research that has provided evidence for beneficial outcomes resulting from yoga interventions in cancer survivors [17][18][19][20][21][29][30][31][32][33]. Yoga has led to a number of improvements in cancer survivors, although not specifically in older cancer survivors, including reduced cancerrelated fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, hot flash severity, and joint pain [16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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“…Yoga interventions for cancer survivors have lasted from 10 days to 12 weeks and have been prescribed to cancer survivors during and following cancer treatment [29][30][31][32][33]. Many studies have used relatively small sample sizes, often including approximately 50 participants.…”

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The Effects of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Global Side-Effect Burden in Older Cancer Survivors

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Fernández²,

Janelsins³

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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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Background-Sixty percent of cancer survivors are 65 years of age or older. Cancer and its treatments lead to cancer-related fatigue and many other side effects, in turn, creating substantial global side-effect burden (total burden from all side effects) which, ultimately, compromises functional independence and quality of life. Various modes of exercise, such as yoga, reduce cancer-related fatigue and global side-effect burden in younger cancer survivors, but no studies have specifically examined the effects of yoga on older cancer survivors.

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“…In another study, the positive impact of a course of yoga on life quality and reducing stress in patients has been reported (Banasik & Haberman, 2008). Also it was shown that yoga exercise for three months had a significant effect on reducing the levels of stress in cancer patients (Davoudabadi, 2010).…”

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The Effectiveness of Yoga on Spiritual Intelligence in Air Traffic Controllers of Tehran Flight Control Center

Safara¹,

Ghasemi²

2017

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of yoga on spiritual intelligence in air traffic controllers in Tehran flight control center. This was a quasi-experimental research and the study population includes all air traffic controllers in Tehran flight control center. The sample consisted of 40 people of the study population that were selected through convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental group (20) and control group (n=20). This research was conducted through training yoga on the air traffic controllers to experimental group compared with the control group. The data were evaluated as the changes resulted after the intervention (post-test) compared to the previous condition (pre-test). King's (2008) Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI) was used to measure the variables. The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. The results showed that yoga exercises had a significant effect on spiritual intelligence and its components (critical thinking, personal meaning production, expanded state of consciousness, transcendental consciousness) in the subjects.

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Effect of Iyengar yoga practice on fatigue and diurnal salivary cortisol concentration in breast cancer survivors

Cited by 166 publications

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Psychosocial Therapies for Patients With Cancer

Psychosocial Therapies for Patients With Cancer

The Effects of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Global Side-Effect Burden in Older Cancer Survivors

The Effectiveness of Yoga on Spiritual Intelligence in Air Traffic Controllers of Tehran Flight Control Center

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