Dokument: Hasya-Yoga for the improvement of quality of life in primary breast cancer patients: A single arm observational trial
| Titel: | Hasya-Yoga for the improvement of quality of life in primary breast cancer patients: A single arm observational trial | |||||||
| URL für Lesezeichen: | https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=72671 | |||||||
| URN (NBN): | urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20260323-125355-0 | |||||||
| Kollektion: | Publikationen | |||||||
| Sprache: | Englisch | |||||||
| Dokumententyp: | Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz | |||||||
| Medientyp: | Text | |||||||
| Autoren: | Lewin, Rüdiger [Autor] Mohrmann, Svetlana [Autor] Krawczyk, Natalia [Autor] Fehm, Tanja [Autor] Friebe, Verena [Autor] Jäger, Bernadette [Autor] Ruckhäberle, Eugen [Autor] | |||||||
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| Stichwörter: | east cancer , Hasya-Yoga , Quality of life , Complementary and alternative medicine | |||||||
| Beschreibung: | Background
So far scientific evidence on the effect of laughter yoga on prognosis and quality of life in primary breast cancer is limited. Few studies show positive effects on quality of life and stress. The aim of this trial is to investigate the effect of a structured laughter yoga program on individuals after initial treatment for primary breast cancer and to evaluate its effectiveness as a complementary medical treatment. Subjects and methods Forty women with primary breast cancer were included in a monocentric, prospective, single-arm intervention trial. Quality of life, spirituality, affectivity, life satisfaction, depression, and stress were measured before the intervention, after the intervention, and six months after the start of the intervention. Internationally validated questionnaires for global and breast cancer-specific quality of life were used (FACT-B, FACIT-SP, PANAS, SWLS, BDI, PSS-10, NCCN Distress Thermometer). For the statistical analysis, we used IBM SPSS, Version 25. Differences were determined using the Wilcoxon Test, with a p-value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results Our results show significant improvements in global (5.8%; p = 0.014) and breast cancer-specific quality of life (7%; p = 0.002). Significant improvements were also observed in spirituality (8.2%; p = 0.001), life satisfaction (13.1%; p = 0.001), depression (14.7%; p = 0.028), and stress (7.9%; p = 0.005). These improvements remained sustainable, as they were still detectable six months after the start of the intervention. Conclusion The present data support the potential efficacy of a structured laughter yoga program for individuals after initial treatment for primary breast cancer and suggest laughter yoga as an appropriate complementary approach. Future research on laughter yoga in oncology is needed. | |||||||
| Rechtliche Vermerke: | Originalveröffentlichung:
Lewin, R. W., Mohrmann, S., Krawczyk, N., Fehm, T., Friebe, V., Jäger, B. A. S., & Ruckhäberle, E. (2026). Hasya-Yoga for the improvement of quality of life in primary breast cancer patients: A single arm observational trial. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 13(2), Article 100642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2026.100642 | |||||||
| Lizenz: |  Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz | |||||||
| Fachbereich / Einrichtung: | Medizinische Fakultät | |||||||
| Dokument erstellt am: | 23.03.2026 | |||||||
| Dateien geändert am: | 23.03.2026 |
