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An Integrative Review of Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Approaches for Children and Adolescents with Asthma.

Journal of pediatric nursing
January 1, 2020
Sharon Lack et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness and yoga as complementary health approaches for improving quality of life and lung function in children and adolescents with asthma.

Results Summary

Mindfulness interventions showed potential in reducing stress and anxiety and improving quality of life and lung function in adolescents with asthma, though only two studies focused on mindfulness.

Population

Children and adolescents with asthma.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
yoga
decrease
stress
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in reducing
#1
yoga
decrease
anxiety
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in reducing
#2
yoga
increase
quality of life
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in improving
#3
yoga
increase
lung function
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in improving
#4
mindfulness
decrease
stress
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in reducing
#5
mindfulness
decrease
anxiety
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in reducing
#6
mindfulness
increase
quality of life
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in improving
#7
mindfulness
increase
lung function
children and adolescents with asthma
-
may be effective in improving
#8
Abstract

PROBLEM: Asthma affects almost 15% of children in the United States. Despite the availability of treatments and educational methods, children with asthma continue to report an impaired quality of life, including symptoms of anxiety and inability to participate in physical activity. As complementary health approaches are becoming more popular and show promise in the management of many chronic diseases, the purpose of this integrative review is to examine the state of the science regarding popular complementary health approaches- yoga and mindfulness- for children and adolescents with asthma. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A comprehensive search of five databases for peer reviewed articles was performed to identify experimental and non-experimental studies. The search for each database was performed from the inception of each to January 2020 and limited to the English language. The search included terminology that addressed the concepts of "asthma", "yoga" and "mindfulness". SAMPLE: A total of eleven articles met the criteria for review from the years 1991 to 2019. RESULTS: Nine publications focused on the use of yoga in children and adolescents with asthma and two publications focused on mindfulness in adolescents with asthma. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions involving either mindfulness or yoga may be effective in reducing stress and anxiety and improving quality of life and lung function in this population. IMPLICATIONS: Mindfulness intervention studies in the pediatric and adolescent asthma population are warranted as are additional studies that include the use of yoga with skills in mindfulness in order to evaluate their physiological and psychological effects.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAsthmaChildHumansMeditationMindfulnessQuality of LifeYoga
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy70/10
Quality65/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations5
Citations/Year1.0
Relative Citation Ratio0.63
NIH Percentile33.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score1.94
Normalized Score0.61
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