Table 2.
Yoga adherence and self-efficacy outcomes
| Participants (N = 16) | |
|---|---|
| Adherence to group classes and home practice* | |
| Attended all 12 group classes | 10 (63) |
| Attended at least 10 group classes | 14 (88) |
| Completed all 6 recommended home practice hours | 13 (81) |
| Self-reported confidence in performing yoga postures† | |
| Very/extremely confident about ability to perform all postures | 5 (31) |
| At least moderately confident about ability to perform postures | 10 (63) |
| Independent assessment of participants’ performance‡ | |
| Rated by expert consultant as being very/extremely successful in executing all postures | 7 (44) |
| Rated by expert consultant as being at least moderately successful in executing all postures | 14 (88) |
| Self-assessment of ease of continuing to practice yoga to improve incontinence§ | |
| Very easy to continue practice | 5 (31) |
| Moderately easy to continue practice | 8 (50) |
| Neither difficult nor easy to continue practice | 3 (19) |
| Moderately or very difficult to continue practice | 0 (0) |
Data are presented as number (%).
Adherence to group classes was assessed by attendance logs kept by the class instructors, while adherence to home yoga practice was assessed by diaries in which participants recorded the dates and times of their home yoga practice.
Participants rated their confidence in performing each of the 12 core postures featured in the yoga therapy program on a five-point Likert scale after six weeks (not at all, slightly, moderately, very, or extremely).
An expert yoga consultant visited the final group yoga class of the program and independently rated each participant’s success in performing eight core postures on a five-point Likert scale (not at all, slightly, moderately, very, or extremely).
Participants in the yoga therapy group were asked to indicate how easy it would be to continue practicing yoga to improve their pelvic pain at their final (six-week) study visit.