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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Background:

  • Yoga is an emerging add-on therapy for schizophrenia management.
  • Barriers like low motivation hinder yoga therapy accessibility for patients.
  • Addressing these barriers is crucial for integrating yoga into schizophrenia treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore schizophrenia patients' willingness to participate in outpatient add-on yoga therapy programs.

Main Methods:

  • A survey questionnaire was administered to 100 schizophrenia patients at a tertiary care hospital's psychiatry outpatient services.
  • Data analysis included the Chi-square test to determine the significance of proportions (P < 0.05).

Main Results:

  • 46% of patients were aware of yoga as a complementary therapy for schizophrenia.
  • Only 31% of those who previously tried yoga were still practicing, citing lack of motivation (31%) and time (27.6%) as primary reasons.
  • However, 88.5% expressed willingness to participate in outpatient yoga therapy alongside regular medical follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Despite motivation challenges, a significant majority of schizophrenia patients are willing to engage in outpatient yoga therapy.
  • This willingness suggests a viable pathway for incorporating yoga as an adjunct treatment in schizophrenia care.
  • Facilitating outpatient access may overcome barriers to yoga practice in this population.