Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA ; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:143271. doi: 10.1155/2012/143271. Epub 2012 Oct 2.
Little guidance is available to assist researchers in developing treatment protocols for research on yoga for health concerns. Because yoga is a complex multifactorial mind-body discipline historically developed for nonmedical purposes, numerous decisions must be made in order to thoughtfully develop such protocols. In this paper, a systematic approach is proposed to assist researchers in selecting an intervention that is appropriate for the condition under consideration and explicitly developed. Researchers need to consider the type or "style" of yoga, the components to include (e.g., breathing exercises, postures) as well as the specific protocol for each component, the dose to be delivered (frequency, duration of practice, and the total duration of practice), and issues related to selection of instructors and monitoring the fidelity to the intervention. Each of these domains and the key issues for the development of protocols is discussed. Finally, some areas for further research related to protocol development are recommended.
针对与健康相关的瑜伽研究，几乎没有什么指导可以帮助研究人员制定治疗方案。由于瑜伽是一种复杂的多因素身心训练方法，历史上是为非医疗目的而发展的，因此必须做出许多决策才能深思熟虑地制定此类方案。在本文中，提出了一种系统的方法来帮助研究人员选择适合所考虑条件并明确开发的干预措施。研究人员需要考虑瑜伽的类型或“风格”、要包含的组成部分（例如，呼吸练习、姿势）以及每个组成部分的具体方案、要提供的剂量（练习的频率、持续时间和总练习持续时间），以及与指导老师的选择和对干预措施的保真度相关的问题。本文讨论了这些领域以及制定方案的关键问题。最后，建议了一些与方案制定相关的进一步研究领域。
