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Managing osteoarthritis: comparisons of chair yoga, Reiki, and education (pilot study).

Abstract
The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether chair yoga and Reiki affect pain, depressive mood, and physical function compared with an educational program for older adults with osteoarthritis. Findings showed significant relationships only between physical function and chair yoga. In focus group interviews, participants expressed feelings of improved health and well-being after the yoga intervention. The major limitation of this study was the small sample size.
AuthorsJuyoung Park, Ruth McCaffrey, Dorothy Dunn, Rhonda Goodman
JournalHolistic nursing practice (Holist Nurs Pract) 2011 Nov-Dec Vol. 25 Issue 6 Pg. 316-26 ISSN: 1550-5138 [Electronic] United States
PMID22015342 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nursing Process
  • Osteoarthritis (nursing, therapy)
  • Pain Measurement
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pilot Projects
  • Quality of Life
  • Therapeutic Touch (nursing)
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Yoga

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