Desai Krupali, Applebaum Allison J, Latte-Naor Shelly, Pendleton Eva M, Cheyney Sarah, Li Qing S, Bao Ting, Chimonas Susan, Mao Jun J
Department of Medicine, Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA.
Int J Yoga. 2023 Jan-Apr;16(1):5-11. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_203_22. Epub 2023 Jul 10.
Family caregivers of people with cancer report high levels of psychological distress. Yoga, with well-documented mental health benefits, could be a useful intervention to address distress in this population. However, little is known about yoga practices among cancer caregivers. The present study evaluates their interest in and barriers to yoga practice.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey study of family caregivers of cancer patients at five suburban satellite locations of an academic cancer center. Survey items and statistical analyses focused on yoga usage as well as interest in and barriers to yoga practice.
Among 539 participants, most were females (64.8%), white (84.2%), and caring for a spouse or partner (54.7%). Interest in practicing yoga among study participants was 42.3%. Increased interest was independently associated with being females (odds ratio [OR] = 3.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.98-5.51, < 0.001) and employed (part-time: OR = 2.58, 95% CI = 1.1-6.18, = 0.03; full-time: OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.1-2.01, = 0.02). Few participants (6.3%) were currently practicing yoga, although 31% had done so in the past. Sixty-one percent of those who had practiced before their loved one's diagnosis stopped practicing yoga afterward. Commonly cited barriers to yoga practice included time constraints (37.3%) and psychological obstacles (33.6%). About a quarter of those who had never practiced yoga lacked awareness of yoga's benefits (26.6%).
Despite the low use of yoga, interest in practicing was moderately high, especially among women and employed caregivers. As caregivers face numerous barriers to yoga practice, strategies are needed to overcome these barriers and help them access yoga's health benefits.
癌症患者的家庭护理人员报告称心理困扰程度较高。瑜伽对心理健康有益，这一点已有充分记录，它可能是缓解这一人群困扰的有效干预措施。然而，对于癌症护理人员的瑜伽练习情况知之甚少。本研究评估了他们对瑜伽练习的兴趣以及障碍。
我们在一家学术癌症中心的五个郊区卫星地点对癌症患者的家庭护理人员进行了一项横断面调查研究。调查项目和统计分析聚焦于瑜伽的使用情况以及对瑜伽练习的兴趣和障碍。
在539名参与者中，大多数为女性（64.8%）、白人（84.2%），且照顾配偶或伴侣（54.7%）。研究参与者中对练习瑜伽感兴趣的比例为42.3%。兴趣增加与女性（优势比[OR]=3.30，95%置信区间[CI]=1.98 - 5.51，P<0.001）和有工作（兼职：OR = 2.58，95% CI = 1.1 - 6.18，P = 0.03；全职：OR = 1.77，95% CI = 1.1 - 2.01，P = 0.02）独立相关。目前很少有参与者（6.3%）在练习瑜伽，尽管31%的人过去练过。在亲人被诊断前练习过瑜伽的人中，61%在亲人被诊断后停止了练习。瑜伽练习常见的障碍包括时间限制（37.3%）和心理障碍（33.6%）。从未练习过瑜伽的人中约四分之一对瑜伽的益处缺乏认识（26.6%）。
尽管瑜伽使用率较低，但练习兴趣中等偏高，尤其是在女性和有工作的护理人员中。由于护理人员在瑜伽练习方面面临诸多障碍，需要采取策略来克服这些障碍，帮助他们获得瑜伽对健康的益处。
