A randomized controlled trial of yoga for pregnant women with symptoms of depression and anxiety

Davis, Kermit G.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Leiferman, Jenn A.; Taylor, Mary Ann; Dimidjian, Sona

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.06.005

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“…In the included studies, pregnant women were mainly recruited from hospital antenatal clinics. Five studies recruited women from community locations (Brugha et al., ; Bullock, Wells, Duff, & Hornblow, ; Côté‐Arsenault et al., ; Davis, Goodman, Leiferman, Taylor, & Dimidjian, ; Newham et al., ). In most studies, a healthcare professional approached potential participants during a clinic appointment.…”

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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women

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2017

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Following screening procedures, 160 (21%) women were eligible and consented to participate. Teixeira, Martin, Prendiville, and Glover (): STAI Davis et al. (): STAI and EPDS Guardino et al. (): PSA and PSS Milgrom et al.…”

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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women

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Morrell

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2017

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Individual trials have tended toward small sample sizes and selective study populations—such as prenatal women, psychiatric inpatients, young adults, or community seniors—raising questions about generalizability of findings to the wider population with depression. From study to study, baseline symptoms of participants varied considerably: in some trials, participants were healthy with no significant mood symptoms [76,79,86,88]; in other trials, participants reported elevated depressive symptoms but had no diagnosed depressive disorders [73,77,80,82,91,92]; in yet other trials, participants were diagnosed with either major depression or dysthymia [78,81,83–85,87,89,93]; and finally, in a few trials, participants were diagnosed with only major depression [69–72,74,90]. While some trials specifically evaluated yoga as an adjunct to conventional depression care [68,69,74,90], others allowed some degree of co-intervention with conventional care in an unsystematic manner, confounding potential mood effects of yoga [78,81,83–85,87,92,93].…”

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Treating major depression with yoga: A prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial

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BackgroundConventional pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for major depression are associated with limited adherence to care and relatively low remission rates. Yoga may offer an alternative treatment option, but rigorous studies are few. This randomized controlled trial with blinded outcome assessors examined an 8-week hatha yoga intervention as mono-therapy for mild-to-moderate major depression.MethodsInvestigators recruited 38 adults in San Francisco meeting criteria for major depression of mild-to-moderate severity, per structured psychiatric interview and scores of 14–28 on Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI). At screening, individuals engaged in psychotherapy, antidepressant pharmacotherapy, herbal or nutraceutical mood therapies, or mind-body practices were excluded. Participants were 68% female, with mean age 43.4 years (SD = 14.8, range = 22–72), and mean BDI score 22.4 (SD = 4.5). Twenty participants were randomized to 90-minute hatha yoga practice groups twice weekly for 8 weeks. Eighteen participants were randomized to 90-minute attention control education groups twice weekly for 8 weeks. Certified yoga instructors delivered both interventions at a university clinic. Primary outcome was depression severity, measured by BDI scores every 2 weeks from baseline to 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes were self-efficacy and self-esteem, measured by scores on the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) at baseline and at 8 weeks.ResultsIn intent-to-treat analysis, yoga participants exhibited significantly greater 8-week decline in BDI scores than controls (p-value = 0.034). In sub-analyses of participants completing final 8-week measures, yoga participants were more likely to achieve remission, defined per final BDI score ≤ 9 (p-value = 0.018). Effect size of yoga in reducing BDI scores was large, per Cohen’s d = -0.96 [95%CI, -1.81 to -0.12]. Intervention groups did not differ significantly in 8-week change scores for either the GSES or RSES.ConclusionIn adults with mild-to-moderate major depression, an 8-week hatha yoga intervention resulted in statistically and clinically significant reductions in depression severity.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01210651

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“…Yoga classes decreases in self-reported symptoms of depression [14], trait anxiety, levels of negative mood [15] and fatigue following yoga classes [10]. Yoga can improve somatization and mental health status and has implications for the prevention of psychosomatic symptoms in healthy women.…”

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“…Of the remaining female workers, 8.5 million are in household Industry and 43.7 million are classified as other workers. The work participation rate for women in rural areas is 30.02 per cent as compared to 15.44 per cent in the urban areas [1]. Many characteristics of women's work activities have adverse consequences for their health and well-being.…”

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Effect of Yoga on Depression and Somatic Symptoms of Women Labourers

2016

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Yoga is one of the most effective and suitable tools to control various types of physical and psychological problems. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of yoga on depression and somatic symptoms on women labourers. Thirty five (35) women labours with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years after fulfillment of their inclusion and exclusion criteria had undergone yoga intervention program for 3 months. They were assessed on the 1st and the last day of the programme using BDI II and SASS questionnaires. There were significant reduction after yoga intervention in depression scores (BDI-II) (p<0.001) and in SASS Domain 1, 2, 3 and 4 (p<0.001). Regular practice of yoga can be a beneficial, cost effective and self-corrective practice for labour women's to retain the healthy mental health, further RCT's are required to support.

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A randomized controlled trial of yoga for pregnant women with symptoms of depression and anxiety

Cited by 89 publications

References 43 publications

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women

Treating major depression with yoga: A prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial

Effect of Yoga on Depression and Somatic Symptoms of Women Labourers

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