title: The effect of Sit 'n' Fit Chair Yoga among community-dwelling older adults with osteoarthritis.
abstract: The study measured effects of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga on pain and physical and psychological functioning. A quasi-experimental research design included a yoga intervention group and an attention control group. There was greater improvement in depression and life satisfaction in the yoga group than in the control group.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work (Dr Park and Ms Hagen) and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing (Drs McCaffrey and Newman), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; and School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Dr Cheung).
authors.forename: Juyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Corjena
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Dyana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D004856:Postural Balance; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D016138:Walking; D015013:Yoga