Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of offering a chair-based yoga programme in addition to usual care in older adults with multiple long-term conditions: a pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial.
Garry Alan TewLaura WileyLesley WardJessica Grace Hugill-JonesCamila Sofia MaturanaCaroline Marie FairhurstKerry Jane BellLaura BissellArabella ScantleburyJenny HowsamValerie MountTim RapleySarah RonaldsonFiona RoseDavid TorgersonDavid YatesCatherine Elizabeth HewittPublished in: NIHR open research (2024)
The offer of a 12-week chair-based yoga programme in addition to usual care did not improve HRQOL in older adults with multiple long-term conditions. However, the intervention was safe, acceptable, and probably cost-effective.