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Krystal L Werfel1, Jessica Mattingly1, Emily Lund2
1Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a single session of restorative yoga on the fatigue and in-the-moment reading skills of children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Method:
The study included nine children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing between first and sixth grade. After completing two days of language and literacy assessments as part of a larger study, the participants self-reported fatigue and completed both subtests of the Test of Word Reading Efficiency-2nd Edition (TOWRE-2). They then participated in a 20 minute restorative yoga session. Following the yoga session, the children again self-reported fatigue and completed alternative forms of the TOWRE-2.
Results:
Analyses revealed that the majority of participants experienced a decrease in fatigue post-yoga session, resulting in a small effect size. There was no effect noted for reading of sight words and nonwords read; however, the majority of participants read more nonwords post-yoga session than prior to the yoga session.
Conclusion:
Yoga has potential to positively impact levels of fatigue experienced by children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Future research evaluating the effects of multiple sessions of yoga on the fatigue is needed.
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