Abstract

Maintaining psychological health is an important component of a patient's well-being throughout breast cancer treatment. Anxiety and quality of life are two common indicators of psychological health. Restorative yoga therapy enhances psychological health by reducing anxiety and improving quality of life among patients with breast cancer. Restorative yoga is a gentle subtype of yoga that incorporates stretching, breathing, and meditation exercises aimed to calm the body. The purpose of this project is to determine if participation in restorative yoga therapy decreases anxiety and increases quality of life among patients with breast cancer undergoing therapy or who have previously completed therapy. Han Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome and Margaret Newman's "Health as Expanding Consciousness" theory provided the theoretical foundation, and the Iowa Model was used to guide the implementation process.

Alyssa Kurjan

Author Details

Alyssa Kurjan, DNP, BSN, RN, CCRN

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Anxiety, Quality of Life, Restorative Yoga Therapy

Advisor

Tonya Schmitt

Second Advisor

Linda Lewin

Third Advisor

Eileen Walsh

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

The University of Toledo

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2022-05-11

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