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Yoga effects on mood and quality of life in Chinese women undergoing heroin detoxification : a randomized controlled trial . BACKGROUND Yoga , as a mind-body therapy , is effective in improving quality of life for patients with chronic diseases , yet little is known about its effectiveness in female heroin addicts . OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of yoga on mood status and quality of life among women undergoing detoxification for heroin dependence in China . METHOD This study was a randomized controlled trial . Seventy-five women aged 20-37 years undergoing detoxification for heroin dependence at AnKang Hospital were allocated randomly into an intervention or a control group . Women in the intervention group received a 6-month yoga intervention in addition to hospital routine care , and women in the control group received hospital routine care only . Mood status and quality of life were assessed using the Profile of Mood States and Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey at baseline and following 3 and 6 months of treatment . Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate treatment and time effects on mood and quality of life . RESULTS Most female heroin addicts were young and single , with a low education level . Most had used heroin by injection . Mood state and quality of life of female heroin addicts were poor . The intervention group showed a significant improvement in mood status and quality of life over time compared with their counterparts in the control group . CONCLUSION Yoga may improve mood status and quality of life for women undergoing detoxification for heroin dependence . Yoga can be used as an auxiliary treatment with traditional hospital routine care for these women .
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Intervention_Physical
yoga
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Intervention_Physical
intervention
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Intervention_Control
control group
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Intervention_Physical
6-month yoga intervention
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Intervention_Control
hospital routine care only .
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Outcome_Mental
mood
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Outcome_Other
quality of life
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Outcome_Physical
effects
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Outcome_Mental
mood status and quality of life
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Outcome_Mental
Mood status and quality of life
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Outcome_Mental
Profile of Mood States and Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey
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Outcome_Mental
mood
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Outcome_Mental
Mood state and quality of life
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Outcome_Mental
mood status and quality of life
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Participant_Sex
women
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Participant_Condition
heroin detoxification
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Participant_Sample-size
Seventy-five
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Participant_Age
20-37 years
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Participant_Sex
female
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Participant_Condition
heroin addicts