The Third Department, Qingdao Mental Health Center, No. 299 Nan Jing Road, Qingdao, 266034, Shandong, China.
Department of Geriatrics, Qingdao Mental Health Center, No. 299 Nan Jing Road, Qingdao, 266034, Shandong, China.
J Transl Med. 2022 Apr 5;20(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12967-022-03356-0.
Survivors in motor vehicle accident (MVA) may have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yoga is a complementary approach for PTSD therapy.
This randomized controlled trial explored whether yoga intervention has effects on reducing the symptoms of PTSD in women survived in MVA. Participants (n = 94) were recruited and randomized into control group or yoga group. Participants attended 6 45-minuite yoga sessions in 12 weeks. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) were used to assess psychological distress.
Post-intervention IES-R total score of yoga group was significantly lower than that of control group (p = 0.01). At both post-intervention and 3-months post intervention, the DASS-21 total scores of yoga group were both significantly lower than those of control group (p = 0.043, p = 0.024). Yoga group showed lower anxiety and depression level compared to control group at both post-intervention (p = 0.033, p < 0.001) and post-follow-up (p = 0.004, p = 0.035). Yoga group had lower levels of intrusion and avoidance compared to control group after intervention (p = 0.002, p < 0.001).
Results illustrate that yoga intervention may alleviate anxiety and depression and improve the symptoms of PTSD in women with PTSD following MVA.
机动车事故（MVA）幸存者可能患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。瑜伽是 PTSD 治疗的一种补充方法。
本随机对照试验探讨了瑜伽干预是否对减轻 MVA 幸存者 PTSD 症状有作用。参与者（n=94）被招募并随机分为对照组或瑜伽组。参与者在 12 周内参加了 6 次 45 分钟的瑜伽课程。使用抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS）和修订后的事件影响量表（IES-R）评估心理困扰。
瑜伽组干预后的 IES-R 总分明显低于对照组（p=0.01）。在干预后和 3 个月后，瑜伽组的 DASS-21 总分均明显低于对照组（p=0.043，p=0.024）。与对照组相比，瑜伽组在干预后（p=0.033，p<0.001）和随访后（p=0.004，p=0.035）均显示出较低的焦虑和抑郁水平。与对照组相比，瑜伽组在干预后（p=0.002，p<0.001）和干预后（p=0.004，p=0.035）的闯入和回避水平较低。
结果表明，瑜伽干预可能减轻 MVA 后 PTSD 女性的焦虑和抑郁症状，并改善 PTSD 症状。
