Outcomes of an Acute Palliative Care Unit at a Comprehensive Cancer Center in Korea by Si Won Lee, Jung Hye Kwon, Seung-hoon Beom, Sang Joon Shin, Hyo Song Kim, Sun Young Rha, Minkyu Jung, Joo Hyuk Sohn, Joong-Bae Ahn, Hyun Cheol Chung, Gun Min Kim, Hye Ryun Kim, Beodeul Kang, Youn Jung Hu, Hye Jin Choi

“…Each non-medical palliative care program, such as art and music therapy, yoga, foot massage, haircut, and body care, showed no significant differences between the group who received them and those who did not. …”
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A critical review of self-care for sleep disturbances: prevalence, profile, motivation, perceived effectiveness and medical provider communication by Sophie Meredith, Jane Frawley, David Sibbritt, Jon Adams

“…Commonly used self-care products and practices include OTC hypnotics, antihistamines, diphenhydramine products, diet, exercise, painkillers, herbal medicines, vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements, yoga, tai chi, Qigong, meditation, exercise and relaxation. …”
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Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review by Mary S. Tarsha, Sohee Park, Suzi Tortora

“…The research reviewed includes studies that investigate effects of massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, functional relaxation, emotional freedom technique, Rolfing, yoga, tai-chi, and dance/movement therapy on psychological conditions across the lifespan. …”
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Effect of Left, Right and Alternate Nostril Breathing on Verbal and Spatial Memory by Rinku Garg, Varun Malhotra, Yogesh Tripathi, Ritu Agarawal

“…Introduction: Yoga has beneficial effects on memory. In females, left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for verbal memory and right hemisphere is responsible for the spatial memory, while the opposite is true for males. …”
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Prevalence, putative mechanisms, and current management of sleep problems during chemotherapy for cancer by Palesh O, Peppone L, Innominato PF, Janelsins M, Jeong M, Sprod L, Savard J, Rotatori M, Kesler S, Telli M, Mustian K

“…Various approaches to the management of sleep problems during chemotherapy are discussed with behavioral intervention showing promise. Exercise, including yoga, also appear to be effective and safe at least for subclinical levels of sleep problems in cancer patients. …”
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Integrative medicine in multiple myeloma and plasma cell disorders by Onyemaechi Okolo, Betsy C. Wertheim, Ashley Larsen, Nathan W. Sweeney, Jennifer M. Ahlstrom, Krisstina Gowin

“…Results: The top 10 IM modalities reported among 178 participants were aerobic exercise (83 %), nutrition (67 %), natural products (60 %), strength exercise (52 %), support groups (48 %), breathing exercises (44 %), meditation (42 %), yoga (40 %), mindfulness-based stress reduction (38 %), and massage (38 %). …”
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137 Patient perceptions of nonpharmacological pain treatment in the emergency department setting by Rogelio Coronado, Kristin R. Archer, Tyler Toledo, Carrie E. Brintz, Kimberlee Bonnett, David G. Schlundt, Catherine Hobbs, Mira Patel, Alan B. Storrow, Sean P. Collins

“…OBJECTIVES/GOALS: This study examined patient perceptions on the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of conventional and complementary/behavioral pain strategies that can be offered in the ED setting including physical therapy, mindfulness, acupuncture, and yoga. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We conducted and recorded semi-structured interviews with 30 patients who presented to the ED with musculoskeletal pain. …”
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Case report: Isolated dissection of the left gastric artery: an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain by V. Frey, R. P. Engelberger, E. Psathas

“…A 69-year-old female experienced severe epigastric pain while attending a yoga class, prompting her admission to the emergency department 24 h later due to the persistence of her symptoms. …”
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Psychological/behavioral interventions for emerging adults with chronic pain by Judith G. Foy, Sandra Kechichian, Michael R. Foy, Maisa Ziadni

“…The search yielded four studies on psychological/behavioral interventions (yoga, acceptance and commitment therapy and relaxation), all of which positively affected the pain experience and/or pain-related outcomes. …”
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Parent's Experience with and Desire to Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine After Stillbirth: Findings from an Online Survey by Sarah Fogarty, Jennifer Huberty, Phillipa Hay

“…The complementary and alternative medicines included in the questionnaire include acupuncture, Ayurveda, biofeedback, Chinese Medicine, energy healing, exercise, homeopathy, massage therapy, meditation, mindfulness, naturopathy, Shamanism, tai chi, and yoga. The questionnaire included 43 questions in 5 sections: demographics, complementary medicine use over time, impact of the loss, preferences for coping with grief, and utilization of and experience of complementary medicine for coping with grief. …”
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Spiritual Well-Being, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Indonesian Muslim Communities During COVID-19 by Hamka, Suen MW, Ramadhan YA, Yusuf M, Wang JH

“…Hamka,1– 3 Mein-Woei Suen,2,4– 6 Yoga Achmad Ramadhan,7 Muhammad Yusuf,8 Jui-Hsing Wang9 1Department of Healthcare Administration Specialty in Psychology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 3Department of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Samarinda, Indonesia; 4Gender Equality Education and Research Center, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 5Department of Medical Research, Asia University Hospital, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 6Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 7Department Of Psychology, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945, Samarinda, Samarinda, Indonesia; 8Department of Islamic Education, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia; 9Department of Infection, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Mein-Woei Suen, Department of Psychology, Asia University, No. 500, Liufeng Road, Wufeng District, Taichung, 413, Taiwan, Republic of China, Tel +886-937704646, Email blake@asia.edu.twPurpose: This study investigated how spirituality as a defensive factor of psychological well-being reduces anxiety among Indonesian Muslims during the pandemic COVID-19.Patients and Methods: Data were collected from 538 Indonesian Muslims through a survey using the spiritual well-being and depression, anxiety and stress (DAS-21) and examined using structural equation model (SEM) analysis.Results: The empirical results indicate that spirituality is a factor that increases happiness, psychological well-being and mental health among Indonesian Muslims.Conclusion: The study also concluded that spirituality positively and significantly reduces anxiety, depression, and stress. …”
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Virtual reality as an analgesic for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mallari B, Spaeth EK, Goh H, Boyd BS

“…Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Castro Valley Yoga, Castro Valley, CA, USA; 3Department of Physical Therapy, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA; 4Department of Physical Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA, USABackground: Previous studies have shown that virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing acute and chronic pain both in adults and in children. …”
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Is Raised BMI an Alarming Concern for Obesity? A Study from Rural Haryana, India by Sumit Chawla; Rakesh Thakur; Bharti; Kamaljit Singh; Romesh Jain; Herleen Pabla; Saket Kumar; Navya Sangwan

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Prevalence of mind and body exercises (MBE) in relation to demographics, self-rated health, and purchases of prescribed psychotropic drugs and analgesics. by Lina Rådmark, Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Eva Bojner Horwitz, Walter Osika

“…Separate analyses were performed for mental MBE (mindfulness, meditation, relaxation techniques) and physical MBE (yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong), respectively.A high intensity MBE practice is cross-sectionally related to poor self-assessed health (sleeping problems, pain, depressive symptoms, mental disorders), high levels of stress, and high levels of purchases of psychotropic drugs and analgesics. …”
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Joga v nosečnosti: sistematični pregled literature by Miha Lučovnik, izr. prof. dr., Tadeja Pravst, Izidora Vesenjak Dinevski, Ivan Žebeljan, Dejan Dinevski, prof. dr.

“…Uporabili smo deskriptorja iz tezavra Medical subject headings (Mesh) joga (»yoga«) in nosečnost (»pregnancy«). Vključili smo randomizirane raziskave, objavljene med letoma 1996 in 2019, ki so vadbo joge primerjale z drugo obliko telesne dejavnosti v nosečnosti. …”
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Advanced ovarian cancer patients identify opportunities for prehabilitation: A qualitative study by Clarissa Polen-De, Carrie Langstraat, Gladys B. Asiedu, Aminah Jatoi, Amanika Kumar

“…Patients were overall willing to participate in exercise during chemotherapy, including walking (93%), strength training (87%), and yoga or stretching (33%). Patients identified significant factors which would motivate them to exercise during treatment despite the stated barriers, including perceived benefit to overall health and well-being, improving cancer related outcomes and a supportive treatment community. …”
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Peer mentorship to promote effective pain management in adolescents: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hayes Loran P, Tsao Jennie CI, Allen Laura B, Zeltzer Lonnie K

“…Although teaching active pain self-management skills through cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or a complementary program such as hypnotherapy or yoga has been shown to improve pain and functioning, children with low expectations of skill-building programs may lack motivation to comply with therapists' recommendations. …”
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Capturing Human Interaction in the Virtual Age: A Perspective on the Future of fNIRS Hyperscanning by Stephanie Balters, Joseph M. Baker, Grace Hawthorne, Allan L. Reiss, Allan L. Reiss, Allan L. Reiss

“…From business meetings to medical exams, or from classroom instruction to yoga class, virtual interfacing has permeated nearly every aspect of our daily lives. …”
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Performing different kinds of physical exercise differentially attenuates the genetic effects on obesity measures: Evidence from 18,424 Taiwan Biobank participants. by Wan-Yu Lin, Chang-Chuan Chan, Yu-Li Liu, Albert C Yang, Shih-Jen Tsai, Po-Hsiu Kuo

“…Mountain climbing, walking, exercise walking, international standard dancing, and a longer practice of yoga also attenuated the genetic effects on BMI. …”
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Human Psychophysiological Activity Estimation Based on Smartphone Camera and Wearable Electronics by Alexey Kashevnik, Mikhail Kruglov, Igor Lashkov, Nikolay Teslya, Polina Mikhailova, Evgeny Ripachev, Vladislav Malutin, Nikita Saveliev, Igor Ryabchikov

“…In recent years, awareness of the human body, as well as human mental states, has become more and more popular. Yoga and meditation practices have moved from the east to Europe, the USA, Russia, and other countries, and there are a lot of people who are interested in them. …”
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