STUDY; LOCATION OF STUDY; TYPE OF STUDY | STUDY QUESTION | STUDY POPULATION | INTERVENTION | CONTROL GROUP | VARIABLES | RESULTS |
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Chandwani et al (2010)11; Texas, USA; RCCS | Does yoga improve quality of life and psychosocial aspects? | Women with breast cancer receiving RT (n=61) |
| Waiting list |
| Yoga improved overall perception of health and physical functioning scores 1 wk after end of RT. Intrusive thoughts increased 1 mo later. Feeling that intervention was beneficial appeared in a significant way 3 mo after end of RT (P =.011) |
Danhauer et al (2009)12; North Carolina, USA; RCPS | Does yoga result in improvements in physical and emotional well-being, quality of life, fatigue, and sleep? | Women with breast cancer 2–24 mo postsurgery or recurrence within past 24 mo (n = 44) |
| Waiting list |
| Yoga had a significant effect on emotional and spiritual well-being (P = .0009), perceptions of mental health (P = .004), and positive affect (P = .01). Fatigue improved during the intervention for the yoga group. It also appeared that a larger-scale project was feasible |
Moadel et al (2007)13; New York, USA; RCCS | Does yoga improve quality of life, fatigue, emotional well-being, and spiritual well-being? | Women with recent or recurrent breast cancer (I–III) (n = 128); Dx ≤ 5 y |
| Waiting list |
| Compared with the control group, participants in the yoga group experienced less deterioration in the social component of well-being. A secondary analysis of patients not receiving CT showed an improvement in overall quality of life, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, and mood |
Cohen et al (2005)14; Texas, USA; RCCS | Does yoga improve emotional state, anxiety, depression, sleep, and fatigue? | Patients with lymphoma, with or without CT in past y (n = 39) |
| Waiting list |
| Yoga improved quality and quantity of sleep as well as sleep onset and need for sleep medication |
BFI—Brief Fatigue Inventory, BFS—Benefit Finding Scale, CES-D—Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, CT—chemotherapy, DMI—Distressed Mood Index, Dx—diagnosis, FACIT-F—Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue, FACIT-Sp—Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Spiritual Well-being, FACT—Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy, FACT-B—Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Breast, FACT-G—Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General, IES—Impact of Events Scale, PANAS—Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, PSQI—Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, RCCS—randomized controlled clinical study, RCPS—randomized controlled pilot study, RT—radiation therapy, SF-12—12-Item Short Form Health Survey, SF-16—16-Item Short Form Health Survey, STATE—Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory, USA—United States of America, VYASA—Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana.