Effects of yoga on well-being and healthy ageing: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FitForAge)

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 5; p. e027386
• Main Authors: Östh, Josefine, Diwan, Vinod, Jirwe, Maria, Diwan, Vishal, Choudhary, Anita, Mahadik, Vijay Khanderao, Pascoe, Michaela, Hallgren, Mats
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.2019; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Aerobics; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; ageng; Aging; Anxiety; Clinical trials; Cognition; Disease; Evidence-based medicine; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Exercise - psychology; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Geriatrics; Health care; Health Status; Healthy Aging - psychology; Humans; Insomnia; Intervention; Male; Medical screening; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Mental depression; Older people; Pain; physical activity; Physical fitness; Public Health; Quality of Life; Quantitative psychology; randomised controlled trial; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Sedentary Behavior; sedentary behaviour; Single-Blind Method; Stress; Sweden; Systematic review; Treatment Outcome; well-being; Yoga; Yoga - psychology; Sweden; well-being; aerobics; cognition; yoga; randomised controlled trial; sedentary behaviour; ageng; physical activity

IntroductionDue to ageing populations worldwide, the burden of disability is increasing. It is therefore important to develop interventions that improve healthy ageing, reduce disability onset and enhance life quality. Physical activity can promote healthy ageing and help maintain independence, yet...