Systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates yoga improves sleep quality in women with sleep problems, suggesting greater benefits with increased class duration.
Key Points
To assess the effects of yoga interventions on sleep quality and insomnia management in women experiencing sleep problems compared to non-active control conditions.
Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing yoga interventions to non-active control conditions in women with sleep difficulties.
Moderator analyses conducted to evaluate subgroup differences based on breast cancer status, menopausal status, and total yoga class duration.
Yoga interventions significantly improved sleep problem management compared to non-active control conditions in women.
Subgroup moderator analyses revealed greater improvements in sleep quality among women without breast cancer and participants in non-peri/postmenopausal stages.
Total yoga class time was directly correlated with the degree of sleep quality improvement.