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Table 4 Yoga included studies

From: Mind-body practices for people living with HIV: a systematic scoping review

Project identifier

Design

Sample size

Intervention/duration

Outcome/time

[35] USA

one group pretest-posttest design

48 BMSG

10 yoga, nutrition, hardiness, alternatives therapies g.s. /10 weeks

Post-int

[36] USA

one group pretest-posttest design + QA

4 YG

16 Iyengar yoga g.s. /8 weeks

Post-int

↓ pain

↓ anxiety

[37] India

one group pretest-posttest design

96 YGNA

Twice daily yoga, hydrotherapy, diet therapy and sun bath /1 to 180 days – (average- 4 weeks)

Post-int

↑ CD4 counts

[38] Canada

RCT + QA

20 YG

27 yogic breathing and meditation g.s. /14 weeks

Post-int

↑ well-being

27 CG

usual care

[20, 113] USA

RCT

29 YG

18 Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga i.s. + 22 Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga g.s. /20 weeks

Post-int

↓ trans fat intake

↓ blood pressure

21 CG

usual care

[39] conference abstract India

RCT

YG 35

90 yoga s. /12 weeks

Post-int

↓ distress

CG 35

usual care

[40, 114] Zambia

RCT

adolescents

 

Post-int

↓ emotional symptom

↑ CD4 counts

12 YGPS

20 yoga g.s. and group discussion /10 weeks

11 PS

20 group discussion /10 weeks

11 CG

usual care

[41] India

RCT

31 YG

12 sudarshan kriya yoga g.s. of 2 h /12 weeks

Post-int

↑ QoL

30 CG

usual care

[42] USA

pilot RCT

12 YG

16 yoga g.s. /8 weeks

Post-int & 4 months

Feasible and acceptable

↓ distress

↓ stress

12 CG

usual care

  1. BMSG behavioral medicine support group, g.s group sessions, Post-int: post-intervention, QA qualitative approach, YG yoga, RCT randomized control trial, CG control group, i.s individual sessions, YGPS yoga and peer support, PS pair support, YGNA yoga and naturopathy interventions, QoL quality of life