title: Yoga as palliation in women with advanced cancer: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the palliative potential of home-based yoga sessions provided to women with advanced cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Personalised 45-minute yoga sessions were offered to three women with advanced cancer by an experienced yoga teacher. Each woman took part in a one-to-one interview after the completion of the yoga programme and was asked to describe her experiences of the programme's impact.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The personalised nature of the yoga sessions resulted in similar positive physical and psychosocial effects comparable to those demonstrated in other studies with cancer patients. Participants described physical, mental, and emotional benefits as well as the alleviation of illness impacts. The enhancement of mind-body and body-spirit connections were also noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Personalised home-based yoga programmes for people with advanced cancer may produce similar benefits, including palliation, as those institutionally-based programmes for people with non-advanced cancer.
authors.affiliation: Postdoctoral Fellow, at the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, at the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, at the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duggleby
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa.
authors.forename: Roanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holtslander
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015013:Yoga
keywords: Advanced cancer; Interviews; Qualitative content analysis; Yoga