Simple Yoga as a Nursing Intervention for Reducing Fatigue in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
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This paper analyzes qualitative research on the use of simple yoga as a complementary nursing intervention for hospitalized cancer patients. It examines whether yoga implementation decreases fatigue scores compared to non-participating patients and explores how yoga enhances physiological, psychological, and immunological outcomes in cancer care.
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- Introduction and background on complementary and alternative medicine for cancer treatment
- Literature review examining yoga's benefits for cancer patient wellness and coping mechanisms
- Analysis of nursing practice and the role of evidence-based interventions in cancer care
- Discussion of yoga's psychological and spiritual benefits including stress reduction and pain management
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Simple Yoga for Hospitalized Cancer Patients
Complementary and alternative medicine is used to assist cancer patients in coping with treatment-related side effects. Simple yoga is usually used as a nursing intervention to assist cancer patients to decrease fatigue. The use of yoga has gained popularity among many hospitals offering care to cancer patients. Investigations have proved that the use of yoga enhances the physiological and psychological symptoms of cancer patients. It also enhanced their quality of life as well as markers of immunity among the patient. The paper aims to analyze qualitative research articles, whether the implementation of simple yoga for hospitalized cancer patients decreases fatigue scale scores compared to patients that do not participate with simple yoga.
Background of the Study
Agarwal and Maroko-Afek (2018) noted that yoga could affect the care outcomes for cancer patients. The utilization of yoga as ana alternative medicine assists in the coping abilities of patients, enhancing both physiological and psychological wellness. It has an effect of enhancing the quality of life and markers of immunity among cancer patients. As the diagnostic methods advance, the number of cancer survivors also increases and poses significant challenges to the healthcare system. The use of yoga ensures that there are consistent care and therapies that improve the patient’s ability to cope with his or her condition.
In the second article Beitoni (2019) evaluated the benefits of yoga therapy to the health and wellness of cancer patients.