Abstract
Yoga was a therapy that combined breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques and stretching exercises. The benefits of yoga in general could increase strength, flexibility, train balance, reduce pain, train breathing, smooth organ function, inner calm and improve quality of life. Several differences in the results of studies can influence the decisions of patients and health providers in planning appropriate interventions for breast cancer patients. This literature review aimed to explain the effectiveness of yoga on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. The research data were identified from five journal databases including PubMed, JSTOR, Willey Online Library, Sage Journal and Taylor Francis Online by using the PIOS (Participant, Intervention, Outcomes and Study Design) method and MeSH term on the advanced search engine. Articles that became research data were articles published in 2007 to 2020 in the English version, open access and full text in the form of original articles or research articles. Of the 1,645 articles found, a screening process was carried out using PRISMA flowchart to eliminate articles that did not meet the criteria. In this literature review study, 9 articles were found that prove that the use of yoga interventions could improve the quality of life of patients. This study reinforced the findings of previous research which showed that yoga could be used effectively in the process of treating patients with breast cancer.
Highlights
Breast cancer is a disease that often occurs in women, where cells in the breast grow abnormally
The results showed that yoga intervention significantly increased Quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer patients than in the control group with mean ± SD Interventions 114.8 + 19.1 and controls 98.4 + 31.8 (Danhauer et al, 2009)
Objective: This study examines the impact of yoga, including physical poses, breathing, and exercise meditation, on quality of life (QOL), fatigue, depressed mood, and spiritual well-being among multiethnic samples of breast cancer patients
Summary
Breast cancer is a disease that often occurs in women, where cells in the breast grow abnormally. Breast cancer patients often use alternative/complementary therapies, including yoga, to reduce symptoms related to cancer, and to improve quality of life. Naciye and Oglem (2015) in their research stated that Yoga provides benefits to improving the quality of life in elderly breast cancer patients (Yagli & Ulger, 2015). The results of the review conducted by Helger et (2017) show a high level of heterogeneity of more than 60% This shows that Yoga is still at an evidence-moderate low level with an effect size of 0.21 (Cramer et al, 2017). In contrast to the both researchs, Desiree (2016) states that Yoga is not effective in improving the quality of life of breast cancer patients at all stages (Lötzke, et al, 2016). That is why a literature review study is necessary to obtain a theoretical basis that can support this problem
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