"We're all in this together": A qualitative study of predominantly low income minority participants in a yoga trial for chronic low back pain.

Autor: Keosaian JE; Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Julia.Keosaian@bmc.org., Lemaster CM; Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Dresner D; Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Godersky ME; Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Paris R; Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA, USA., Sherman KJ; Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, WA and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Saper RB; Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Complementary therapies in medicine [Complement Ther Med] 2016 Feb; Vol. 24, pp. 34-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.11.007
Abstrakt: Objective: To explore the experiences of low-income minority adults taking part in a yoga dosing trial for chronic low back pain.
Design: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with nineteen participants recruited from a randomized yoga dosing trial for predominantly low-income minority adults with chronic low back pain. Interviews discussed the impact of yoga on low back pain and emotions; other perceived advantages or disadvantages of the intervention; and facilitators and barriers to practicing yoga. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed, coded using ATLAS.ti software, and analyzed with inductive and deductive thematic analysis methods.
Setting: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Results: Participants viewed yoga as a means of pain relief and attributed improved mood, greater ability to manage stress, and enhanced relaxation to yoga. Overall, participants felt empowered to self-manage their pain. Some found yoga to be helpful in being mindful of their emotions and accepting of their pain. Trust in the yoga instructors was a commonly cited facilitator for yoga class attendance. Lack of time, motivation, and fear of injury were reported barriers to yoga practice.
Conclusions: Yoga is a multidimensional treatment for low back pain that has the potential to favorably impact health in a predominantly low-income minority population.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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