Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine; An-Najah BioSciences Unit, Centre for Poisons Control, Chemical and Biological Analyses, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Teachers' Training, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Epilepsy Behav. 2020 May;106:107041. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107041. Epub 2020 Apr 1.
Yoga is believed to play a role in stabilizing the electroencephalogram and the autonomic nervous system, thus might help control seizures in people with epilepsy (PWE). This qualitative study was conducted to explore experiences of Palestinian PWE with regard to benefits, motives, barriers, and recommendations of prescribing yoga exercises as a nonpharmacological intervention.
Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit PWE who practiced yoga. Semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 18) were conducted with the study participants. The interpretive description method was used to qualitatively analyze the data collected during the interviews.
Following the thematic analysis adopted for this study, four major themes emerged. These themes were as follows: perceived benefits of yoga, motives to practice yoga, barriers to practice yoga, and recommendations on effective yoga practice for PWE. The perceived benefits included improvements in management of seizures, psychological, physical, and social well-being. People with epilepsy were motivated by the health benefits of yoga. Barriers of adherence to practice included personal and logistic factors. The interviewees recommended tailoring yoga sessions to the needs of PWE.
This explorative qualitative study reported perceived benefits, motives, barriers, and recommendations of yoga as a nonpharmacological intervention for PWE. People with epilepsy used yoga as a beneficial nonpharmacological intervention to improve their health and reduce the negative effects of epilepsy on their physical and psychosocial well-being. Future studies are needed to investigate the health benefits of yoga when sessions are tailored to the needs of PWE.
瑜伽被认为在稳定脑电图和自主神经系统方面发挥作用，因此可能有助于控制癫痫患者（PWE）的癫痫发作。本定性研究旨在探讨巴勒斯坦 PWE 对将瑜伽练习作为非药物干预措施的益处、动机、障碍和建议的体验。
采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样技术招募练习瑜伽的 PWE。对 18 名研究参与者进行了半结构式深度访谈。采用解释性描述方法对访谈中收集的数据进行了定性分析。
根据本研究采用的主题分析，出现了四个主要主题。这些主题如下：瑜伽的感知益处、练习瑜伽的动机、练习瑜伽的障碍以及针对 PWE 的有效瑜伽练习的建议。感知的益处包括癫痫发作管理、心理、身体和社会福祉的改善。人们练习瑜伽的动机是瑜伽的健康益处。坚持练习的障碍包括个人和后勤因素。受访者建议根据 PWE 的需求定制瑜伽课程。
这项探索性定性研究报告了瑜伽作为 PWE 的非药物干预措施的感知益处、动机、障碍和建议。癫痫患者将瑜伽作为一种有益的非药物干预措施，以改善他们的健康状况，并减轻癫痫对他们身体和心理社会福祉的负面影响。需要进一步研究当课程针对 PWE 的需求进行定制时，瑜伽的健康益处。
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