Open AccessYoga as a Complementary and Alternative Therapy in Children with Hematologic and Oncologic Disease
Author(s) -
Julia S. Fukuhara,
Judith O’Haver,
James Proudfoot,
Jeanie M. Spies,
Dennis John Kuo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1532-8457
pISSN - 1043-4542
DOI - 10.1177/1043454220909787
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , intervention (counseling) , pediatric cancer , disease , blood cancer , physical therapy , state trait anxiety inventory , perceived stress scale , cancer , clinical psychology , psychiatry , stress (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy
A diagnosis of a hematologic or oncologic disease in a child can be stressful for the patient and the family. Yoga as an intervention has been reported to decrease stress in adults diagnosed with chronic disorders but few studies have been reported with children and their families. A convenience sample of patients diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder (ages 7-17 years) and their caregivers was selected to participate in a single bedside yoga class. Participants were surveyed pre and post yoga with the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Scale. Children were also surveyed pre and post yoga with the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale. Children had a significant decrease in pain post yoga but no change in anxiety. Adolescents and parents had a significant decrease in anxiety post yoga intervention.