Open AccessEffect of long-term yoga practice on psychological outcomes in breast cancer survivors
Author(s) -
Amritanshu Ram,
Raghavendra Rao,
Nandula Raghuram,
Vidya Harini Veldore,
Usha Rani,
K. S. Gopinath,
BS Ajaikumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_93_17
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , breast cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , cancer , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Breast cancer has become a pandemic with an ever-increasing incidence. Although better diagnostics and treatment modalities have reduced mortality, a large number of survivors face cancer and treatment-related long-term symptoms. Many survivors are taking up yoga for improving the quality of life (QoL). The present study attempts to evaluate predictors of psychological states in breast cancer survivors with long-term yoga experience.