‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis
Objective This research identifies practical lessons regarding the delivery of teleyoga. Our objectives are to (1) describe challenges and opportunities experienced by yoga instructors when moving the Successful AGEing (SAGE) yoga programme online, and (2) describe how yoga instructors adapted to ma...
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| author | Heidi Gilchrist Abby Haynes Juliana S Oliveira Catherine Sherrington Lana Clementson Janetta Glenn June Jones Romina Sesto Anne Tiedemann |
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| description | Objective This research identifies practical lessons regarding the delivery of teleyoga. Our objectives are to (1) describe challenges and opportunities experienced by yoga instructors when moving the Successful AGEing (SAGE) yoga programme online, and (2) describe how yoga instructors adapted to manage the challenges and leverage opportunities presented by teleyoga. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of the data from a previous realist process evaluation of the SAGE yoga trial. The SAGE yoga trial is testing the effect of a yoga-based exercise programme on falls among 700 community-dwelling people aged 60+ years. We draw on focus groups and interviews with four SAGE yoga instructors which we analysed using previously developed programme theories combined with inductive coding and an analytical workshop. Results The concerns of the yoga instructors about teleyoga can be characterised into four broad issues: threats to safety, altered interpersonal dynamics, facilitating mind–body connection and difficulties with technology. The SAGE instructors identified eight modifications they used to manage these challenges: a 1:1 participant interview prior to programme commencement, more descriptive verbal instructions, increased focus on interoception, increased attention and support, slower more structured class flow, simplifying poses, adapting the studio environment and IT support. Conclusions We have created a typology of strategies for addressing challenges in the delivery of teleyoga for older people. As well as maximising engagement with teleyoga, these manageable strategies could be applied by other instructors to a wide range of telehealth classes, improving the uptake and adherence of beneficial online programmes and services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2f30af9d7fb4c649472d709e430f3c82023-07-07T03:33:19ZengSAGE PublishingDigital Health2055-20762023-06-01910.1177/20552076231185273‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysisHeidi Gilchrist0Abby Haynes1Juliana S Oliveira2Catherine Sherrington3Lana Clementson4Janetta Glenn5June Jones6Romina Sesto7Anne Tiedemann8 Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW, Australia Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW, Australia Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW, Australia Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW, Australia Flow Collective Yoga, Bulli, Australia Yoga Connect, Sydney, Australia Omnibody Yoga and Pilates, Sydney, Australia Yoga To Go Studio, Petersham, Australia Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW, AustraliaObjective This research identifies practical lessons regarding the delivery of teleyoga. Our objectives are to (1) describe challenges and opportunities experienced by yoga instructors when moving the Successful AGEing (SAGE) yoga programme online, and (2) describe how yoga instructors adapted to manage the challenges and leverage opportunities presented by teleyoga. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of the data from a previous realist process evaluation of the SAGE yoga trial. The SAGE yoga trial is testing the effect of a yoga-based exercise programme on falls among 700 community-dwelling people aged 60+ years. We draw on focus groups and interviews with four SAGE yoga instructors which we analysed using previously developed programme theories combined with inductive coding and an analytical workshop. Results The concerns of the yoga instructors about teleyoga can be characterised into four broad issues: threats to safety, altered interpersonal dynamics, facilitating mind–body connection and difficulties with technology. The SAGE instructors identified eight modifications they used to manage these challenges: a 1:1 participant interview prior to programme commencement, more descriptive verbal instructions, increased focus on interoception, increased attention and support, slower more structured class flow, simplifying poses, adapting the studio environment and IT support. Conclusions We have created a typology of strategies for addressing challenges in the delivery of teleyoga for older people. As well as maximising engagement with teleyoga, these manageable strategies could be applied by other instructors to a wide range of telehealth classes, improving the uptake and adherence of beneficial online programmes and services.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231185273 |
| spellingShingle | Heidi Gilchrist Abby Haynes Juliana S Oliveira Catherine Sherrington Lana Clementson Janetta Glenn June Jones Romina Sesto Anne Tiedemann ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis Digital Health |
| title | ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis |
| title_full | ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis |
| title_fullStr | ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis |
| title_short | ‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis |
| title_sort | my words become my hands yoga instructors experiences of adapting teleyoga in the sage fall prevention trial a qualitative analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231185273 |
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