Effects of yoga on anxiety and depression for high risk mothers on hospital bedrest
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BACKGROUND and purpose: In recent years, yoga practitioners have joined forces with medical programs to approach patients' well-being holistically. This study is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a specialized adapted yoga program on anxiety and depression for high-risk expectant mothers on bedrest in a hospital setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-nine pregnant subjects on physician ordered hospitalized bedrest were randomized into two groups: receiving biweekly yoga sessions (intervention group) or receiving no yoga (control group). Data collection tool was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess outcomes after delivery. RESULTS Yoga, even as little as three sessions, showed significant impact in reducing anxiety and depression high-risk pregnant women on hospitalized bedrest. Perceived anxiety and depression overall scores were lower in the intervention group than in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Results demonstrated that yoga is an effective intervention to decrease anxiety and depression in high-risk antepartum women on hospitalized bedrest.
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A range of interventions-acceptance-based therapy, yoga, relaxation, psychosomatic approaches, music therapy, pet therapy, bed exercise, aromatherapy, educational programs, a stress-coping app, and integrative modalities-have been studied for depressive or anxiety symptoms during hospitalization for obstetric complications.
“Interventions including acceptance-based therapy32, yoga21, relaxation techniques26,49,77,78, psychosomatic interventions45, music therapy38,79, pet therapy27, bed exercise programs31, aromatherapy80, educational interventions81,82, a stress-coping app83 and other integrative modalities84 have been studied.”
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- Authors
- Gallagher, A., Kring, D., & Whitley, T.
- Corresponding author
- Gallagher, Angela
- ORCID
- Whitley, Tracey
- Venue
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-02
- Volume
- 38
- Pages
- 101079
- ISSN
- 1744-3881 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2994952581
- Semantic Scholar
- 0e235d72a938d779921fecfbe2330569aac273e1
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 3.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- yoga, anxiety, depression, high-risk pregnancy, pregnant women, complementary therapy, maternal mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Bed Rest, Depression, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Yoga, Young Adult
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