The Effect of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Osteoarthritis.

Author: Park J1, McCaffrey R, Newman D, Cheung C, Hagen D.
Affiliation:
1School of Social Work (Dr Park and Ms Hagen) and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing (Drs McCaffrey and Newman), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; and School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Dr Cheung).
Conference/Journal: Holist Nurs Pract.
Date published: 2014 Jul/Aug
Other: Word Count: 50


The study measured effects of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga on pain and physical and psychological functioning. A quasi-experimental research design included a yoga intervention group and an attention control group. There was greater improvement in depression and life satisfaction in the yoga group than in the control group.
PMID: 24919095

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