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Results from a clinical yoga program for veterans: yoga via telehealth provides comparable satisfaction and health improvements to in-person yoga

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Schulz-Heik, R. Jay, Meyer, Hilary, Mahoney, Louise, Stanton, Michael V., Cho, Rachael H., Moore-Downing, Danae P., Avery, Timothy J., Lazzeroni, Laura C. +3 more·2017·BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Yoga is increasingly popular, though little data regarding its implementation in healthcare settings is available. Similarly, telehealth is being utilized more frequently to increase access to healthcare; however we know of no research on the acceptability or effectiveness of yoga delivered through telehealth. Therefore, we evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and patient-reported effectiveness of a clinical yoga program at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center and assessed whether these outcomes differed between those participating in-person and those participating via telehealth. METHODS: Veterans who attended a yoga class at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System were invited to complete an anonymous program evaluation survey. RESULTS: 64 Veterans completed the survey. Participants reported high satisfaction with the classes and the instructors. More than 80% of participants who endorsed a problem with pain, energy level, depression, or anxiety reported improvement in these symptoms. Those who participated via telehealth did not differ from those who participated in-person in any measure of satisfaction, overall improvement (p = .40), or improvement in any of 16 specific health problems. CONCLUSIONS: Delivering yoga to a wide range of patients within a healthcare setting appears to be feasible and acceptable, both when delivered in-person and via telehealth. Patients in this clinical yoga program reported high levels of satisfaction and improvement in multiple problem areas. This preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of a clinical yoga program complements prior evidence for the efficacy of yoga and supports the use of yoga in healthcare settings.

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Schulz-Heik, R. J., Meyer, H., Mahoney, L., Stanton, M. V., Cho, R. H., Moore-Downing, D. P., Avery, T. J., Lazzeroni, L. C., Varni, J. M., Collery, L. M., & Bayley, P. J.
Affiliations
  • Palo Alto University (US)
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
Venue
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Published
2017-04-04
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
198-198
ISSN
1472-6882 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2604572727
Cited by
77
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2
FWCI
7.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Public Health
  • War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
Keywords
yoga, telemedicine, veterans, program acceptability, patient satisfaction, feasibility, pain, depression, anxiety, energy levels, Veterans Affairs health care
MeSH terms
Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Veterans, Yoga, Program Evaluation, Patient Satisfaction, Telemedicine, Veterans Health

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