Effects of yoga on the quality of life in cancer patients

Ülger, Özlem; Yağlı, Naciye Vardar

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.10.007

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“…Patients often experience treatmentrelated adverse effects (fatigue, pain, lymphedema, neuropathy, cardiotoxicity, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems) that negatively affect physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of quality of life (QOL) 1,2 and may create negative health consequences. 3 Research on yoga (YG) in patients with cancer has increased considerably in the last decade, and a variety of YG programs studied in cancer have reported improvements in stress and QOL, 4 fatigue and emotional health, 5,6 pain, vitality, and QOL, 7 positive affect, 5 joint pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance, 8,9 and fatigue in women with metastatic breast cancer 10 and obese breast cancer survivors.…”

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confidence: 99%

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Yoga in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy

Chandwani

Perkins

Nagendra

et al. 2014

JCO

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A B S T R A C T PurposePrevious research incorporating yoga (YG) into radiotherapy (XRT) for women with breast cancer finds improved quality of life (QOL). However, shortcomings in this research limit the findings. Patients and MethodsPatients with stages 0 to III breast cancer were recruited before starting XRT and were randomly assigned to YG (n ϭ 53) or stretching (ST; n ϭ 56) three times a week for 6 weeks during XRT or waitlist (WL; n ϭ 54) control. Self-report measures of QOL (Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form survey; primary outcomes), fatigue, depression, and sleep quality, and five saliva samples per day for 3 consecutive days were collected at baseline, end of treatment, and 1, 3, and 6 months later. ResultsThe YG group had significantly greater increases in physical component scale scores compared with the WL group at 1 and 3 months after XRT (P ϭ .01 and P ϭ .01). At 1, 3, and 6 months, the YG group had greater increases in physical functioning compared with both ST and WL groups (P Ͻ .05), with ST and WL differences at only 3 months (P Ͻ .02). The group differences were similar for general health reports. By the end of XRT, the YG and ST groups also had a reduction in fatigue (P Ͻ .05). There were no group differences for mental health and sleep quality. Cortisol slope was steepest for the YG group compared with the ST and WL groups at the end (P ϭ .023 and P ϭ .008) and 1 month after XRT (P ϭ .05 and P ϭ .04). ConclusionYG improved QOL and physiological changes associated with XRT beyond the benefits of simple ST exercises, and these benefits appear to have long-term durability.

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confidence: 99%

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Yoga in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy

Chandwani

Perkins

Nagendra

et al. 2014

JCO

207

210

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“…5 Nineteen of the 27 studies analyzed showed a significant decrease in state and/or trait anxiety through the use of yoga. [2][3][4][5][6]13,14,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Although not all studies found a significant decrease in anxiety, many did find reductions not at a statistically significant level. Randomized control design, considered the most robust because of minimum threats to external and internal validity, was instituted in 18 of the studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Five studies used the simplest and less costly design of pretest-posttest. 1,3,9,13,15 No control group for comparison is used and threats to internal validity can be found, including history and maturation. Quasi-experimental design was enlisted by 3 studies.…”

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“…3,15,18,20,27 It incorporates yoga postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayamas), brief meditation (dhyana), and balancing of opposite properties (heat/ activation with cool/calming) to foster mental health development. 16 The remaining studies incorporated unspecified yoga techniques, 5,6,9,14,23 various techniques, including the ones mentioned above and others, 2,8,13,16,19,21,22,26 Kripalu, 7 and mindfulness-based stress reduction. 17 Among the studies identified the duration of yoga intervention ranged from one-time yoga session 3,9,20 to a 7-month yoga intervention.…”

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Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Therapy for Patients Suffering From Anxiety

Sharma

Haider

2012

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

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Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric disorders plaguing the United States. Comorbidities include depression, restless leg syndrome, cancer, and hypertension. The side effects and the high-costs associated with the current pharmacological therapies necessitate exploration of alternative methods of treatment. To determine the efficacy of yoga as a treatment option a systematic review is presented here. The criteria for inclusion in this review were as follows: (a) published in the English language (b) published between the period January 2010 and May 2012, (c) include any form of yoga as a part of or an entire intervention, (d) use any quantitative study design, and (e) measure anxiety as an outcome. A total of 27 studies met these criteria. Of these, 19 demonstrated a significant reduction in state and/or trait anxiety. Limitations include a lack of theory-based approaches, subjects experiencing comorbidities, and the use of numerous instruments to measure anxiety outcomes.

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“…At 3 months post-treatment, the yoga group showed significant improvements in overall quality of life (p < .008), and emotional (p < .015) and social well-being (p < .004), as assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy. In a non-randomized study, 20 women undergoing treatment for breast cancer were referred to a yoga program as part of preventative rehabilitation (Ulger & Vardar Yagli, 2010), which consisted of 8 sessions of yoga that included breathing exercises, physical poses, relaxation, and meditation. Significant differences in quality of life scores (assessed using the Nottingham Health Profile) were detected between pre-and post-treatment (8 sessions) (p < .05).…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%