Bernardi 2013.
| Methods | No information on interventionists' background Study design: RCT Country: Brazil |
| Participants | Women with mastectomy Inclusion criteria: a. over 21 years of age b. mastectomized in several stages of treatment c. without any previous engagement in the Rehabilitation Program for Mastectomised Women Exclusion criteria: a. distant metastasis and recurrence of the illness b. any kind of apparent psychosis, disability, mental problems, dementia, deficit hearing, and/or speech that could compromise the interview or surgery Stated purpose: evaluate the effects of the Hatha‐Yoga intervention on anxiety, signs, and symptoms of stress on women with mastectomy |
| Interventions |
Intervention: Hatha‐Yoga intervention The intervention was applied individually to volunteers, in a quiet place with the use of mats and pillows‐like support material. The intervention was composed of six Hatha‐Yoga practices that last for 45 minutes, the script of which is based on a protocol consisting of a moment of welcome and internalization of volunteer women, awareness of diaphragmatic breathing, performing body postures, performing breathing exercises, relaxation, exercises of concentration preparatory for meditation. Additionally, these women received guidance to practise Hatha‐Yoga and were encouraged to practise the intervention in their homes. After the closing of the intervention, participants had the opportunity to ask for clarification of doubts and to interact with testimonials and with the instructor. Control: waiting list |
| Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (< 1 month) |
| Notes |
Source of funding: not available Prospective trial registration number: not available |