Feasibility and Impact of a Yoga Intervention on Cognition, Physical Function, Physical Activity, and Affective Outcomes among People Living with HIV: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Academic Article uri icon

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abstract

  • The purpose of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to assess the feasibility and impact of a triweekly 12-week yoga intervention among people living with HIV (PLWH). Additional objectives included evaluating cognition, physical function, medication adherence, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental health among yoga participants versus controls using blinded assessors. We recruited 22 medically stable PLWH aged ≥35 years. A priori feasibility criteria were ≥70% yoga session attendance and ≥70% of participants satisfied with the intervention using a postparticipation questionnaire. Two participants withdrew from the yoga group. Mean yoga class attendance was 82%, with 100% satisfaction. Intention-to-treat analyses (yoga n = 11, control n = 11) showed no within- or between-group differences in cognitive and physical function. The yoga group improved over time in HRQoL cognition ( P = .047) with trends toward improvements in HRQoL health transition ( P =.063) and depression ( P = .055). This pilot study provides preliminary evidence of feasibility and benefits of yoga for PLWH.

authors

  • O'Brien, Kelly
  • Quigley, Adria
  • Brouillette, Marie-Josée
  • Gahagan, Jacqueline
  • O’Brien, Kelly Kathleen
  • MacKay-Lyons, Marilyn

publication date

  • January 1, 2020