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Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: Emotional disturbances are commonly experienced by cancer patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of certain Pranayama techniques on the emotional aspects such as impatience, worry, anxiety, and frustration among breast cancer patients undergoing radiation thera...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27981159 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.177390 |
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author | Chakrabarty, Jyothi Vidyasagar, M. S. Fernandes, Donald Mayya, Sreemathi |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Emotional disturbances are commonly experienced by cancer patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of certain Pranayama techniques on the emotional aspects such as impatience, worry, anxiety, and frustration among breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy in India. METHODS: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. Patients were recruited when they were seeking radiation therapy for breast cancer. They were allocated into two groups using block randomization technique. The experimental group performed Pranayama along with radiation therapy, whereas the control group received only routine care. RESULTS: Emotional aspects of the two groups were compared at the end of the treatment. Mann–Whitney U-test was used for comparison as the data were not following normality. It showed a significant difference between the two groups with the group who performed Pranayama showing a lesser mean score for these negative emotions. CONCLUSIONS: Pranayama might help in controlling the negative emotions likely to be faced by breast cancer patients, and it can be used as a supportive therapy for breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-51234912016-12-15 Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Chakrabarty, Jyothi Vidyasagar, M. S. Fernandes, Donald Mayya, Sreemathi Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs Original Article OBJECTIVE: Emotional disturbances are commonly experienced by cancer patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of certain Pranayama techniques on the emotional aspects such as impatience, worry, anxiety, and frustration among breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy in India. METHODS: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. Patients were recruited when they were seeking radiation therapy for breast cancer. They were allocated into two groups using block randomization technique. The experimental group performed Pranayama along with radiation therapy, whereas the control group received only routine care. RESULTS: Emotional aspects of the two groups were compared at the end of the treatment. Mann–Whitney U-test was used for comparison as the data were not following normality. It showed a significant difference between the two groups with the group who performed Pranayama showing a lesser mean score for these negative emotions. CONCLUSIONS: Pranayama might help in controlling the negative emotions likely to be faced by breast cancer patients, and it can be used as a supportive therapy for breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5123491/ /pubmed/27981159 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.177390 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Ann & Joshua Medical Publishing Co. Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Chakrabarty, Jyothi Vidyasagar, M. S. Fernandes, Donald Mayya, Sreemathi Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title | Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full | Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_fullStr | Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_short | Emotional Aspects and Pranayama in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_sort | emotional aspects and pranayama in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: a randomized controlled trial |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27981159 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.177390 |
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