Journal article
Determining the potential benefits of yoga in chronic stroke care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
T Thayabaranathan, NE Andrew, MA Immink, S Hillier, P Stevens, R Stolwyk, M Kilkenny, DA Cadilhac
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Survivors of stroke have long-term physical and psychological consequences that impact their quality of life. Few interventions are available in the community to address these problems. Yoga, a type of mindfulness-based intervention, is shown to be effective in people with other chronic illnesses and may have the potential to address many of the problems reported by survivors of stroke. Objectives: To date only narrative reviews have been published. We sought to perform, the first systematic review with meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated yoga for its potential benefit for chronic survivors of stroke. Methods: Ovid Medline, CINHAL plus, AMED, Pu..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Awarded by NHMRC Early Career Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
Tharshanah Thayabaranathan was supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Dominique A Cadilhac was supported by a fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; 1063761 co-funded by National Heart Foundation), and Nadine Andrew was supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1072053).