A Pilot Study of the Effects of Chair Yoga and Chair-Based Exercise on Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Older Adults With Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis

Holist Nurs Pract. 2019 Nov/Dec;33(6):321-326. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000355.

Abstract

This pilot study examined whether chair yoga and chair-based exercise are effective in managing biopsychosocial outcomes for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis. Both interventions improved physical function and mobility over time, although no significant differences between the 2 interventions were identified.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Female
  • Georgia
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity / physiology
  • Lower Extremity / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis / psychology
  • Osteoarthritis / therapy*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care / standards*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Pilot Projects
  • Sitting Position*
  • Yoga*