PMID- 30982785
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190424
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1078-6791 (Print)
IS  - 1078-6791 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 1
DP  - 2019 Jan
TI  - Yoga for Quality of Life in Individuals With Chronic Disease: A Systematic 
      Review.
PG  - 36-43
AB  - BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, and 
      chronic pulmonary disease are the leading causes of death and disability 
      worldwide. Compounding symptoms and loss of function, people living with chronic 
      disease often experience reduced quality of life (QoL). Various physical and 
      mental practices have been shown to relieve stress and improve QoL. Yoga is a 
      physical and mental practice that may be a viable approach for improving QoL in 
      people with chronic disease. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to 
      examine and summarize the evidence for the effectiveness of yoga on QoL in 
      patients with chronic disease. DESIGN: The study design was a a systematic review 
      with qualitative synthesis. METHODS: We included randomized controlled trials 
      that evaluated the effect of yoga on QoL or health-related QoL (HRQoL) for 
      individuals with chronic disease. We included only studies that used at least 1 
      previously validated measure of QoL or HRQoL and specified a minimum duration of 
      follow-up of at least 1 wk. INTERVENTIONS: We included both movement-based and 
      breath-based yoga practices. Studies that included yoga as part of a larger 
      intervention program (eg, mindfulness-based stress reduction training) or studies 
      that did not provide findings specific to yoga were excluded. PRIMARY OUTCOME 
      MEASURES: The primary outcome analyzed was improvement in QoL as measured by a 
      validated QoL or HRQoL scale. RESULTS: Among the 1488 studies that were 
      identified on initial search, 7 articles met all inclusion criteria. Five studies 
      reported a statistically significant advantage over usual care alone for 
      improvement of QoL in patients with chronic disease, but the clinical 
      significance of the differences was clear in only 1 trial. We found considerable 
      heterogeneity among the included studies and study quality was generally low. 
      CONCLUSIONS: More high-quality research is needed to determine the value of yoga 
      as an adjunctive approach to improving QoL in patients with chronic disease.
FAU - Kizhakkeveettil, Anupama
AU  - Kizhakkeveettil A
FAU - Whedon, James
AU  - Whedon J
FAU - Schmalzl, Laura
AU  - Schmalzl L
FAU - Hurwitz, Eric L
AU  - Hurwitz EL
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Systematic Review
PL  - United States
TA  - Altern Ther Health Med
JT  - Alternative therapies in health and medicine
JID - 9502013
SB  - IM
MH  - Chronic Disease/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Meditation
MH  - *Neoplasms
MH  - Quality of Life/*psychology
MH  - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - *Yoga
EDAT- 2019/04/16 06:00
MHDA- 2019/04/25 06:00
CRDT- 2019/04/16 06:00
PHST- 2019/04/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/04/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/04/25 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Altern Ther Health Med. 2019 Jan;25(1):36-43.