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LAY SUMMARY: The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer is a significant stressor for adolescents and their families . Although most adolescents cope well with their cancer diagnosis, many experience emotional distress. A small proportion of those diagnosed with cancer will experience more intense mental distress, such as depression, anxiety, or anger. The practice of yoga may be a possible way of treating the negative emotional symptoms experienced by these adolescents. Previous studies suggest that yoga may improve anxiety, mood and psychological distress in adults with cancer. The results of two recent pediatric pilot studies show that yoga programs improved quality of life for adolescents receiving cancer treatment. Given this, we wish to examine the feasibility of offering a 10-week yoga program for adolescents who are receiving outpatient chemotherapy. This program includes both one-on-one in-person sessions and home-based sessions offered using SkypeTM. To assess this program, we will monitor patients' attendance, ask their opinions of the program and evaluate whether yoga improved their mental well-being. This study represents an important step toward identifying possible treatments to improve patients' quality of life and emotional health.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in college women.
Typically a course of yoga therapy for stress management takes place over a week, however, investigators are often asked to provide a single session for workers. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a single session of an integrated yoga program compared with other relaxation techniques for the staff of schools.
This study examined the muscle activity, movement patterns, and oxygen consumption during a series of yoga poses with slow and rapid transitions.
The aim of this trial is a first evaluation of the effectiveness of yoga as alternative for school sports to evaluate potential effects in stress reduction and concomitant psychological parameters.
The primary aim of this research study is to examine the effects of an 8-week yoga program on aspects related to nicotine dependence, stress, and coping during a smoking quit attempt. Guided by initial studies reporting on the effects of yoga on putative mediators of smoking relapse (i.e., cortisol, distress intolerance, withdrawal symptoms), the proposed experiment examines the effects of an 8-week yoga practice on nicotine withdrawal intensity by way of aiding withdrawal characteristics predictive of smoking relapse. The long-term objectives of the proposed line of research are to: (1) inform theoretical models of nicotine withdrawal, (2) guide the development of effective alternative interventions for smokers susceptible to relapse during the critical withdrawal period (i.e., smokers low in distress tolerance), and (3) to help guide behavioral strategies for treating substance addictions broadly.
The combined diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (HF) is common but often missed because of similarities in clinical presentation, risk factors, and patient characteristics. The concurrent presence of both diseases worsens the limitations in exercise capacity and quality of life that patients experience with either disease alone. This pilot study will test the feasibility of a yoga program conducted in patients' homes using multi-point interactive videoconferencing ("Tele- Yoga") for patients with combined COPD/HF diagnoses. The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive a yoga program at home, compared to an educational control group, will experience fewer physical symptoms and better quality of life.
Impaired health related quality of life (HRQOL) including fatigue, problems with sleep and psychosocial well being (physical, emotional, and spiritual) have been noted in adult cancer survivors. Physical domain is one of the most common measured indicators of HRQOL. Despite the tremendous implications of having an impaired QOL, few studies have staged interventions aimed at improving HRQOL in a heterogeneous group of cancer survivors. There is little literature examining whether a yoga intervention is feasible in a heterogeneous group of cancer survivors. The proposed research will utilize Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Nashville General Hospital (NGH) and REACH for Survivorship program for a pilot study. The investigators will see if a study using a broad range of diagnoses is feasible for a Yoga Intervention.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if yoga can be an effective stress management technique for health care personnel.