Yoga and compassion meditation program improve quality of life and self-compassion in family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Geriatrics & gerontology international January 1, 2017 Marcelo Ad Danucalov, Elisa H Kozasa, Rui F Afonso et al.
An 8-week program combining yoga and compassion meditation improved quality of life, attention, vitality, and self-compassion in family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients. Forty-six volunteers were randomly assigned to either the yoga and compassion meditation group or a no-treatment control group. The program consisted of three 75-minute sessions per week. The intervention group showed statistically significant improvements on all four measures compared with the control group, which showed no significant changes. The findings suggest such a program can benefit caregivers.