Study on yoga as a supportive tool for smoking cessation
Beth C Bock et al.
October 2019
Yoga
In Providence, Rhode Island, researchers conducted a study on the effectiveness of yoga as an adjunct to smoking cessation.
The sample for this pilot study consisted of 55 women who received eight weeks of group-based behavioral therapy for smoking cessation and were randomized to either twice-weekly Vinyasa yoga or a general health and wellness program.
The 7-day point prevalence was determined using a salivary cotinine test. Longitudinal analyses were also conducted to observe the effect of the therapy in the third and sixth month of follow-up.
The data showed that the women in the yoga group had a higher 7-day prevalence than those in the control group and a marginally significant higher abstinence at the six-month assessment. Anxiety and perceived health improved as a result of the yoga program.
Yoga thus appears to be a possible supportive measure for smoking cessation.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Smoking cessation
- Institution
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Title
- Study on yoga as a supportive tool for smoking cessation
- Brief description
- The study shows that yoga helps with smoking cessation, with higher abstinence and better health compared to the control group.
- Original title
- Yoga as a Complementary Therapy for Smoking Cessation: Results From BreathEasy, a Randomized Clinical Trial
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30295912/
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