The Effect of Vinyasa Yoga Practice on the Well-Being of Breast-Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vinyasa yoga practice improves body fitness and potentially positively affects practitioners' well-being and health. Due to the diverse intensity of practice and positions customized to the practitioner's needs, it can also support cancer patients. Undertaking physical activity that has a potentially positive effect on well-being and health was particularly important during the self-isolation that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of three-month mild and moderate intensity vinyasa yoga practice on breast-cancer patients' stress perception, self-confidence, and sleep quality during COVID-19 induced self-isolation.

Methods

Female breast-cancer patients participated in twelve-weeks of online vinyasa practice during t

SUBMITTER: Zok A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967391 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature