A pilot study of yoga for breast cancer survivors: Physical and psychological benefits
A pilot study of yoga for breast cancer survivors: Physical and psychological benefits
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10.1002/pon.1021
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Hately-Aldous, Susi
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Culos-Reed, S. Nicole;Carlson, Linda E.;Hately-Aldous, Susi
背景：体育活动为癌症幸存者提供了许多生理和心理上的益处，包括减轻有害的癌症相关症状和治疗副作用（如疲劳、恶心）的影响，并改善整体幸福感和生活质量。本初步研究的目的是检查7周瑜伽课程对癌症幸存者的生理和心理益处。方法：符合条件的参与者（通过PAR-Q/PAR-MED-X筛选）被随机分配到干预组（n = 20）或对照组（n = 18）。所有的参与者分别在瑜伽项目之前和之后完成了测试前和测试后的评估。结果：瑜伽项目参与者(M年龄= 51.18 (10.33)；92%为女性)主要包括乳腺癌幸存者，诊断后平均55.95（54.39）个月。干预组与对照组在干预后仅在社会心理（即总体生活质量、情绪功能和腹泻）变量上存在显著差异（p < 0.05）。在假设的方向上，在情绪烦躁、胃肠道症状、认知障碍、情绪障碍、紧张、抑郁和困惑等社会心理变量方面，也存在组间差异的趋势（p < 0.10）。最后，从干预前到干预后，项目参与者和对照组在一些身体健康变量上也有显著的改善。结论：这些初步发现表明，瑜伽具有巨大的潜力，应该进一步探索作为癌症幸存者有益的体育活动选择。未来的研究可能会尝试包括更广泛的参与者（例如，其他类型的癌症诊断，男性受试者），更大的样本量，在RCT中更长的程序持续时间。版权所有(c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd。
Background: Physical activity provides a number of physical and psychological benefits to cancer survivors, including lessening the impact of detrimental cancer-related symptoms and treatment side-effects (e.g. fatigue, nausea), and improving overall well-being and quality of life. The purpose of the present pilot study was to examine the physical and psychological benefits afforded by a 7-week yoga program for cancer survivors.Method: Eligible participants (per-screened with PAR-Q/PAR-MED-X) were randomly assigned to either the intervention (n = 20) or control group (n = 18). All participants completed pre- and post-testing assessments immediately before and after the yoga program, respectively.Results: The yoga program participants (M age = 51.18 (10.33); 92% female) included primarily breast cancer survivors, on average 55.95 (54.39) months post-diagnosis. Significant differences between the intervention and the control group at post-intervention were seen only in psychosocial (i.e. global quality of life, emotional function, and diarrhea) variables (all p's < 0.05). There were also trends for group differences, in the hypothesized directions, for the psychosocial variables of emotional irritability, gastrointestinal symptoms, cognitive disorganization, mood disturbance, tension, depression, and confusion (all p's < 0.10). Finally, there were also significant improvements in both the program participants and the controls from pre- to post-intervention on a number of physical fitness variables.Conclusions: These initial findings suggest that yoga has significant potential and should be further explored as a beneficial physical activity option for cancer survivors. Future research might attempt to include a broader range of participants (e.g. other types of cancer diagnoses, male subjects), a larger sample size, and a longer program duration in an RCT. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.