Yoga, quality of life, anxiety, and trauma in low-income adults with mental illness: A mixed-methods study
| Autor: | Jodi L. Constantine Brown, Amber Keating, Caitlin Eubanks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Relaxation (psychology) media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Anger Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Focus group humanities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Intervention (counseling) medicine Anxiety 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Social Work in Mental Health. 15:308-330 |
| ISSN: | 1533-2993 1533-2985 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15332985.2016.1220441 |
| Popis: | We used a mixed-methods convergent parallel design to explore the effect of yoga on quality of life, trauma, and anxiety in low-income adults with mental illness. Participants included a convenience sample (N = 18) of parents at a community mental health agency who participated in a six-week yoga intervention. Participants completed standardized measures of quality of life, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) pre- and post-intervention. Focus groups were conducted to further explore barriers to and the effects of participation in the yoga intervention. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Tests indicated a statistically significant decrease in anxiety and PTSD after the yoga intervention, but no significant changes in quality of life or trait anxiety. Qualitative results reveal five themes related to participation in yoga classes, including barriers to participation and ways to improve the class. Qualitative results corroborate quantitative findings, suggesting improved relaxation and anger manage... |
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