Anxiolytic effects of a yoga program in early breast cancer patients undergoing conventional treatment: A randomized controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Rao, M Raghavendra ^a   Raghuram, Nagarathna ^b   Nagendra, H R ^b   Gopinath, K S ^a   Srinath, B S ^a   Diwakar, Ravi B ^a   Patil, Shekar ^a   Bilimagga, S Ramesh ^a   Rao, Nalini ^a   Varambally, S ^c  

^a Bangalore Institute of Oncology   (India)

^b Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana ^*  (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CAM; Cancer; Relaxation; STAI; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOGA;

EID: 58049204411     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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