The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented changes in the functioning of the health care system, which were connected with the occurrence of new challenges for both the health care system’s employees and for the patients. The purpose of the present article is to analyze the needs of persons with oncological diseases. Taking into account the multiple aspects of the term health, psychological, social, and existential needs of the patients were analyzed. This article is directed mainly at persons who remain in a direct therapeutic relation with a patient. It is to facilitate recognizing the needs of ill people and to increase sensitivity to the issue of maintaining or improving the well-being of patients which requires paying special attention to their psychological, social, and existential needs during the period of hindered access to the health care system. This systematic review takes advantage of quantitative and qualitative methods of text analysis with phenomenological analysis factored in. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the appearance of new problems in the population of oncological patients or it made the existing problems more severe. As a consequence, it made it significantly more difficult to meet their needs on various levels and sometimes it even made it impossible. It seems necessary to determine and introduce strategies to ensure that patients with oncological diseases have access to psychological and spiritual support in the period of the pandemic.
Background: Vinyasa yoga practice improves body fitness and potentially positively affects practitioners’ well-being and health. Due to the diverse intensity of practice and positions customized to the practitioner’s needs, it can also support cancer patients. Undertaking physical activity that has a potentially positive effect on well-being and health was particularly important during the self-isolation that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of three-month mild and moderate intensity vinyasa yoga practice on breast-cancer patients’ stress perception, self-confidence, and sleep quality during COVID-19 induced self-isolation. Methods: Female breast-cancer patients participated in twelve-weeks of online vinyasa practice during the COVID-19 induced self-isolation period. Meetings were held once a week, where 60-min vinyasa yoga sequences were followed by 15 min of relaxation. Patients completed pre- and post-intervention surveys to evaluate changes in the following outcomes: stress perception, self-confidence, and sleep quality. Forty-one female patients enrolled in the Vinyasa course completed the pre-intervention survey, while 13 attended all the meetings and completed the post-intervention survey. Results: The effect of the twelve-week yoga and relaxation practice significantly reduced sleep problems and stress of oncological patients. The participants also declared an improvement in their general well-being and self-acceptance. Conclusion: Dynamic forms of yoga combined with mindfulness techniques can be applied to patients treated for oncological diseases. It contributes to improving their well-being. However, in-depth studies are needed to analyze the complexity of this effect.
Celem artykułu jest analiza wykorzystania metod związanych z jogą dla ochrony zdrowia psychicznego oraz wspomagania leczenia zaburzeń psychicznych w Polsce. W tekście dominuje pespektywa historyczna, prześledzono dokonania prekursorów wykorzystania technik jogi w promocji zdrowia oraz leczeniu. Współczesne analizy biomedyczne potwierdzają prozdrowotną funkcję jogi, jednak w znacznie mniejszym stopniu odwołują się do aspektów związanych duchowością i jej znaczeniem dla zdrowia psychicznego. Z uwagi na rosnącą świadomość wpływu stylu życia, redukcji stresu oraz znaczenia umiarkowanego wysiłku fizycznego dla zdrowia techniki relaksacyjno-ruchowe mogą stanowić uzupełnienie terapii stosowanych w wielu chorobach psychicznych. Analizowane teksty historyczne potwierdzają pozytywny wpływ ćwiczeń opartych o techniki jogi na zdrowie psychiczne. Badania nad wpływem jogi na psychikę człowieka wymagają pogłębienia, żadna z zaprezentowanych analiz nie wykazała negatywnych skutków ubocznych uzupełnienia standardowych terapii o ćwiczenia oparte o różne formy jogi. Dla zbadania postawionego celu badań zastosowano metodę historyczno- porównawczą oraz analizę dyskursu. Dokonano przeglądu treści związanych z historią jogi w Polsce pod kątem zastosowania ćwiczeń bazujących na technice jogi w psychiatrii. W kolejnych etapach prac osadzono uzyskane treści w kontekście medycznym, kulturowym i historycznym i dokonano krytycznej analizy.
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