Effects of Hatha-Yoga on caregivers of children and adolescents with Cancer

INTERVENTION: Behavioural E02.190.525.937 Experimental group: 18 caregivers of children and adolescents in cancer hospital treatment performed from 4 to 6 Hatha‐Yoga practices lasting 35 minutes Control group: 18 caregivers of children with cancer in hospital treatment will not perform the proposed intervention CONDITION: F01.058 F01.470 F01.470.132 F02.463.551 Physical and emotional exhaustion in caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer. ; F01.470.132 ; F01.470 ; F02.463.551 ; F01.058 SECONDARY OUTCOME: "Secondary outcomes were not expected" INCLUSION CRITERIA: Accompanying children and adolescents admitted to HINSG as new cases of cancer; minimum attendance period of 40 weekly hours; absence of prior contact with yoga, meditation or related techniques. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Expected outcome 1; Significant decrease in the anxiety state of caregivers of children and adolescents in cancer treatment after the Hatha‐Yoga intervention (experimental group) when compared to the initial levels and when compared to the individuals who did not practice the intervention (control group), with confidence limit of 95% corresponding to p less than or equal to 0.05. Expected outcome 2; Significant improvement in levels of subjective well‐being of caregivers of children and adolescents in cancer treatment after Hatha‐Yoga intervention (experimental group), when compared to these levels at the initial time and when compared to individuals who did not practice the intervention ( This improvement would imply the modification of the following domains: increase of positive affects, decrease of negative affects, increase of levels of satisfaction with positive life and decrease of levels of satisfaction with life, with confidence limit of 95% corresponding to less than or equal to 0.05. Expected Outcome 3; Improvement of the levels of mindfulness and awareness in the caregivers of children and adolescents in cancer treatment after the Hatha‐Yoga intervention (experimental group) when compared to the initial levels and when compared to the individuals who did not practice the intervention (control group) , with a confidence limit of 95% corresponding to p less than or equal to 0.05. Result Found 1; Although the two groups significantly reduced the anxiety state at the end of the intervention period (p‐value 0.001 in the experimental group with p‐value equal to 0.014 in the control group), the reduction of that state in the experimental group was more At the end, there was a statistically significant difference between the control and experimental groups, where the p value was 0.001. Result Found 2; At the end of the intervention, Hatha‐Yoga practitioners (experimental group) increased their levels of positive affects significantly with a p‐value of 0.008, while individuals who did not participate in the intervention (control group) presented a small decrease at these levels , but with no significant p‐value of 0.286, with a statistically significant difference in these positive affects between the control and experimental groups, where the p‐value was 0.005 and negative affection levels decreased significantly in the experimental group with p equal to 0.001, but did not have significant changes in the control group, with p equal to 0.064, and when the p‐groups were compared to 0.839. Life satisfaction levels had no relevant changes in their positive and negative affects in the two groups when compared to these levels at the initial time and when compared to the control group being the p value may r than 0.05. Result Found 3; The levels of mindfulness and awareness did not show significant changes at the end of the intervention period or when compared to each other, with p values higher than 0.05.;