The effect of a Hatha Yoga practice on factors related to chronic stress in middle-aged women reporting psychological distress

The University of Adelaide0 个研究点目标入组 96 人开始时间: 2016年5月11日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1) Healthy and free from acute infections for at least two weeks prior to biochemical or psychological assessments as indicated by self-report.
•2) Refrain from drinking alcohol in the last 48 hours prior to biochemical or psychological assessments.
•3) Refrain from eating or drinking (other than water) for 12 hours prior to biochemical or psychological assessments.
•4) Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) score of 16+, for at least one month (Kessler & Mroczeck, 1994)
•5) Able to commit to attendance at 2 yoga classes a week for the duration of the intervention (8 weeks).
•6) Able to provide own transportation to and from the assessment sessions at SA Pathology.
•7) Agreement to withhold commencement of a yoga practice until after the follow up testing session, if allocated to the waitlist control.

•1) Anaemia
•2) Diabetes
•3) Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease
•4) Blood cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma
•5) Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease
•6) Autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune thyroiditis and lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anaemia
•7) Asthma and being treated with steroids
•8) Known immunodeficiency diseases such as HIV and infectious mononucleosis
•9) Smoking
•10) Alcoholism
•11) On immune effecting medication
•12) Serious psychological illness
•13) Serious physiological illness
•14) Presently practicing yoga, or having engaged in a regular yoga practice within the past year
•15) Foreseeable acute stressors arising during the course of the intervention and follow-up period (e.g. university exams)

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