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- Title
Effects of Yoga on Psychological Health, Quality of Life, and Physical Health of Patients with Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.
- Authors
Kuan-Yin Lin; Yu-Ting Hu; King-Jen Chang; Heui-Fen Lin; Jau-Yih Tsauo
- Abstract
Yoga is one of the most widely used complementary and alternativemedicine therapies to manage illness. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of yoga on psychological health, quality of life, and physical health of patients with cancer. Studies were identified through a systematic search of seven electronic databases and were selected if they used a randomized controlled trial design to examine the effects of yoga in patients with cancer. The quality of each article was rated by two of the authors using the PEDro Scale. Ten articles were selected; their PEDro scores ranged from4 to 7. The yoga groups compared to waitlist control groups or supportive therapy groups showed significantly greater improvements in psychological health: anxiety (P = .009), depression (P = .002), distress (P = .003), and stress (P = .006). However, due to the mixed and low to fair quality and small number of studies conducted, the findings are preliminary and limited and should be confirmed through higher-quality, randomized controlled trials.
- Publication
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), 2011, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1741-427X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1155/2011/659876