Patterns of yoga practice and physical activity following a yoga intervention for adults with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.
BACKGROUND
The current study described patterns of yoga practice and examined differences in physical activity over time between individuals with or at risk for type 2 diabetes who completed an 8-week yoga intervention compared with controls.


METHODS
A longitudinal comparative design measured the effect of a yoga intervention on yoga practice and physical activity, using data at baseline and postintervention months 3, 6, and 15.


RESULTS
Disparate patterns of yoga practice occurred between intervention and control participants over time, but the subjective definition of yoga practice limits interpretation. Multilevel model estimates indicated that treatment group did not have a significant influence in the rate of change in physical activity over the study period. While age and education were not significant individual predictors, the inclusion of these variables in the model did improve fit.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings indicate that an 8-week yoga intervention had little effect on physical activity over time. Further research is necessary to explore the influence of yoga on behavioral health outcomes among individuals with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Gina
G
Alexander
Kim E
KE
Innes
Cheryl
C
Bourguignon
Viktor E
VE
Bovbjerg
Pamela
P
Kulbok
Ann Gill
AG
Taylor
D015982:Bias; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D057566:Self Report; D040241:Social Marketing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015013:Yoga