Effects of Yoga on Measures of Health-related Quality of Life from SF-36 and SF-12 Assessments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Benavidez, Gabriel A.; Hart, Peter D.

doi:10.26644/em.2017.005

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“…The physical domain of self-rated health decreased over the course of the intervention. Our findings are inconsistent to self-rated health outcomes in yoga interventions overall [60]. However, women who have experienced a stillbirth report physical health declines and may be more likely to develop chronic illness [61].…”

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Online yoga to reduce post traumatic stress in women who have experienced stillbirth: a randomized control feasibility trial

Huberty

Sullivan

Green

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BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background: About 1 in every 150 pregnancies end in stillbirth. Consequences include symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Yoga has been used to treat PTSD in other populations and may improve health outcomes for stillbirth mothers. The purpose of this study was to determine: (a) feasibility of a 12-week home-based, online yoga intervention with varying doses; (b) acceptability of a "stretch and tone" control group; and (c) preliminary efficacy of the intervention on reducing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, perinatal grief, self-compassion, emotional regulation, mindfulness, sleep quality, and subjective health. Methods: Participants (N = 90) were recruited nationally and randomized into one of three groups for yoga or exercise (low dose (LD), 60 min per week; moderate dose (MD), 150 min per week; and stretch-and-tone control group (STC)). Baseline and post-intervention surveys measured main outcomes (listed above). Frequency analyses were used to determine feasibility. Repeated measures ANCOVA were used to determine preliminary efficacy. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine a dose-response relationship between minutes of yoga and each outcome variable. Results: Over half of participants completed the intervention (n = 48/90). Benchmarks (≥70% reported > 75% satisfaction) were met in each group for satisfaction and enjoyment. Participants meeting benchmarks (completing > 90% of prescribed minutes 9/12 weeks) for LD and MD groups were 44% (n = 8/18) and 6% (n = 1/16), respectively. LD and MD groups averaged 44.0 and 77.3 min per week of yoga, respectively. The MD group reported that 150 prescribed minutes per week of yoga was too much. There were significant decreases in PTSD and depression, and improvements in self-rated health at post-intervention for both intervention groups. There was a significant difference in depression scores (p = .036) and grief intensity (p = .009) between the MD and STC groups. PTSD showed non-significant decreases of 43% and 56% at post-intervention in LD and MD groups, respectively (22% decrease in control). Conclusions: This was the first study to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an online yoga intervention for women after stillbirth. Future research warrants a randomized controlled trial. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT02925481. Registered 10-04-16.

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Online yoga to reduce post traumatic stress in women who have experienced stillbirth: a randomized control feasibility trial

Huberty

Sullivan

Green

et al. 2020

BMC Complement Med Ther

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“…Physical activity (PA) is a health behavior promoted to all individuals because of its preventive relationship with disease [1,2,3,4,5], its positive relationship with longevity [6,7,8,9,10], and its ability to enhance health-related quality of life (HRQOL) [11,12,13,14]. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a trait possessed by individuals, characterized by the ability to engage in dynamic exercise of at least moderate intensity for prolonged periods [15], and is also related to positive health outcomes [16,17,18,19,20].…”

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Concurrent Relationship of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Two Different Measures of Obesity in U.S. Adults

Hart¹

2018

JPAR

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Background: Few population-based studies have examined the relationship of both physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on the growing health problem of obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent relationship of PA and CRF on two different measures of obesity. Methods: This study used data from adults 20-49 years of age participating in the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA, min/day) was objectively determined by use of accelerometer and participants were categorized into low or high groups using the median. CRF (ml/kg/min) was assessed using a submaximal treadmill test and measures were categorized into low or high values by applying age-and sex-specific standards. Using body mass index (BMI), participants were categorized as obese if their values were 30 kg/m 2 or greater. Using waist circumference (WC), participants were categorized as obese if their values were greater than 88 (females) or 102 cm (males). Linear regression was used to test for mean CRF differences in study variables. Logistic regression was used to model the relationship between MVPA, CRF and obesity. Results: Participants in the high CRF group had significantly (ps<.05) greater MVPA across all obesity groupings. In BMI obese, neither BMI nor WC were significantly different between CRF groups. However, in WC obese, both BMI and WC were significantly (ps<.05) lower in the high CRF group. Among adults with low CRF, those with low MVPA were more than twice as likely to be obese than those with high MVPA using BMI (OR=2.48; 95% CI: 1.23-5.01) and WC (OR=2.06; 95% CI: 1.29-3.29). Among adults with high CRF, no MVPA and obesity relationship was seen. Conclusion: Results from this study indicate that PA is only related to obesity when CRF is low. Furthermore, high CRF may protect less physically active adults from both overall and abdominal obesity.

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“…Recently, we have published articles on various topics, including disease prevention and treatment by exercise [1,2], exercise and physical activity for health promotion [3], injury prevention and rehabilitation in sports [4], and recommendations for physical activity and nutrition [5].…”

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Exercise Medicine: An International Open Access Journal Covering the Entirety of Sports and Exercise Medicine

Kim

2018

Exerc Med

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I am pleased that Exercise Medicine (EM) has entered its second year of publication, and I would like to welcome the readers, contributors, and Editorial Board members as the first editor-in-chief. EM is a new, international, open access and peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary scholarly journal of scientific studies related to all aspects of sports and exercise medicine. Our aim is to bridge the gap between research and practice in the fields of exercise, health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, and human performance and health. EM has a special focus on definitive articles that interpret and evaluate the current literature to provide the rationale for, and application of, research findings for exercise specialists and physiologists, public health specialists, physicians, physical therapists, and trainers. The journal publishes research articles, clinical studies, case studies, and brief reports on current topics in sports and exercise medicine. EM also welcomes the submission of high-quality review articles and meta-analyses in the above fields.Our goal is to offer an academic platform of high quality and peer-reviewed articles that can disseminate information for the members of our research community. All relevant high-quality and innovative papers for sports and exercise medicine are welcome, and, will be published after a rigorous peer-review procedure, if accepted. We also aim to process manuscripts quickly and publish them shortly after the peer-review procedure. Recent high-quality papers have been peer-reviewed and published within 4 weeks of submission.

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Effects of Yoga on Measures of Health-related Quality of Life from SF-36 and SF-12 Assessments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

Online yoga to reduce post traumatic stress in women who have experienced stillbirth: a randomized control feasibility trial

Online yoga to reduce post traumatic stress in women who have experienced stillbirth: a randomized control feasibility trial

Concurrent Relationship of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Two Different Measures of Obesity in U.S. Adults

Exercise Medicine: An International Open Access Journal Covering the Entirety of Sports and Exercise Medicine

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