Psychological adjustment and sleep quality in a randomized trial of the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention in patients with lymphoma

Author: Cohen, L., Warneke, C., Fouladi, R.T., Rodriguez, M.A. & Chaoul-Reich, A.
Conference/Journal: Cancer
Date published: 2004
Other: Volume ID: 100 , Pages: 2253-2260 , Word Count: 59


METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with lymphoma were assigned to a yoga group or to a wait-list control group. Patients in the yoga group participated in 7 weekly yoga sessions, and patients in the wait-list control group were free to participate in the yoga program after the 3-month follow-up assessment. RESULTS: Patients in the yoga group reported significantly lower sleep disturbance scores.