title: The feasibility and impact of a yoga pilot programme on the quality-of-life of adults with acquired brain injury.
abstract: This pilot study measured the feasibility and impact of an 8-week yoga programme on the quality-of-life of adults with acquired brain injury (ABI).
  
  
  
  Thirty-one adults with ABI were allocated to yoga (n = 16) or control (n = 15) groups. Participants completed the Quality of Life After Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) measure pre- and post-intervention; individuals in the yoga group also rated programme satisfaction. Mann-Whitney/Wilcoxon and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests were used to evaluate between- and within-group differences for the total and sub-scale QOLIBRI scores, respectively.
  
  
  
  No significant differences emerged between groups on the QOLIBRI pre- or post-intervention. However, there were significant improvements on overall quality-of-life and on Emotions and Feeling sub-scales for the intervention group only. The overall QOLIBRI score improved from 1.93 (SD = 0.27) to 2.15 (SD = 0.34, p = 0.01). The mean Emotions sub-scale increased from 1.69 (SD = 0.40) to 2.01 (SD = 0.52, p = 0.01), and the mean Feeling sub-scale from 2.1 (SD = 0.34) to 2.42 (SD = 0.39, p = 0.01).
  
  
  
  Adults with ABI experienced improvements in overall quality-of-life following an 8-week yoga programme. Specific improvements in self-perception and negative emotions also emerged. High attendance and satisfaction ratings support the feasibility of this type of intervention for people with brain injury.
authors.affiliation: a The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice , Dartmouth College , Lebanon , NH , USA.
authors.forename: Kyla Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.affiliation: b Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Lebanon , NH , USA.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Linnea
authors.affiliation: c no affiliation.
authors.forename: Daya Alexander
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: b Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Lebanon , NH , USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Traumatic brain injury; community based rehabilitation; community integration; mindfulness; rehabilitation