Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy

Context: Although proven effective in solid cancers, there is a dearth of evidence-based studies supporting yoga as an intervention to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with lymphoma. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a remotely supervised, home-based yoga interve...

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Main Authors: Gurpreet Kaur, Gaurav Prakash, Sukhpal Kaur, Mahender Singh, Sandhya Ghai, Alka Khadwal, Pankaj Malhotra
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Yoga
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_126_24
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author Gurpreet Kaur
Gaurav Prakash
Sukhpal Kaur
Mahender Singh
Sandhya Ghai
Alka Khadwal
Pankaj Malhotra
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Pankaj Malhotra
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description Context: Although proven effective in solid cancers, there is a dearth of evidence-based studies supporting yoga as an intervention to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with lymphoma. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a remotely supervised, home-based yoga intervention to improve HRQOL for lymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy. Settings: This project was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. Methodology: Experts in lymphoma, yoga, psychiatry, and nursing collaborated to formulate the intervention. Following a comprehensive literature review and stakeholder consultations, the intervention, named “Yoga Therapy” for patients with lymphoma, was developed. It included counseling regarding the benefits of yoga, a video and booklet on yoga, practical yoga sessions, telephonic support, regular follow-ups, random and need-based re-demonstrations, and adherence charts. The feasibility and safety of the intervention were assessed through a pilot study. Results: The developed intervention was found feasible, effective, and safe to be conducted during the pilot study. Reasonable adjustments were made in the final intervention to address individual needs, lymphoma burden, and other patient-specific concerns. Conclusion: The developed intervention was explicitly developed for patients with lymphoma during chemotherapy and seemed to be appropriate for its effectiveness testing during a randomized controlled trial.
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spelling doaj-art-7d778a2be79948399755f2103ddf35942025-01-07T06:37:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Yoga0973-61312231-27142024-12-0117321121610.4103/ijoy.ijoy_126_24Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on ChemotherapyGurpreet KaurGaurav PrakashSukhpal KaurMahender SinghSandhya GhaiAlka KhadwalPankaj MalhotraContext: Although proven effective in solid cancers, there is a dearth of evidence-based studies supporting yoga as an intervention to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with lymphoma. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a remotely supervised, home-based yoga intervention to improve HRQOL for lymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy. Settings: This project was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. Methodology: Experts in lymphoma, yoga, psychiatry, and nursing collaborated to formulate the intervention. Following a comprehensive literature review and stakeholder consultations, the intervention, named “Yoga Therapy” for patients with lymphoma, was developed. It included counseling regarding the benefits of yoga, a video and booklet on yoga, practical yoga sessions, telephonic support, regular follow-ups, random and need-based re-demonstrations, and adherence charts. The feasibility and safety of the intervention were assessed through a pilot study. Results: The developed intervention was found feasible, effective, and safe to be conducted during the pilot study. Reasonable adjustments were made in the final intervention to address individual needs, lymphoma burden, and other patient-specific concerns. Conclusion: The developed intervention was explicitly developed for patients with lymphoma during chemotherapy and seemed to be appropriate for its effectiveness testing during a randomized controlled trial.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_126_24chemotherapyhealth-related quality of lifelymphomayoga
spellingShingle Gurpreet Kaur
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Sandhya Ghai
Alka Khadwal
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Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
International Journal of Yoga
chemotherapy
health-related quality of life
lymphoma
yoga
title Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
title_full Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
title_fullStr Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
title_short Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy
title_sort culturally tailored home based yoga intervention for lymphoma patients on chemotherapy
topic chemotherapy
health-related quality of life
lymphoma
yoga
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_126_24
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