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Yoga breathing exercise significantly reduces perceived stress and improves sleep quality in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy compared to a sham breathing intervention. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the effect of a 21-day yoga breathing exercise intervention on perceived stress and sleep quality in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

September 6, 2026Oncology nursing forum

The Effect of Yoga Breathing Exercise on Stress and Sleep Quality in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

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GSGürcan Solmaz GCGülbeyaz Can ZBZ. Bayram

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Randomized trial demonstrates that yoga breathing reduces stress and improves sleep quality in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, suggesting a practical nonpharmacologic therapy.

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To evaluate the effect of a 21-day yoga breathing exercise intervention on perceived stress and sleep quality in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Randomized, sham-controlled trial conducted in a chemotherapy unit at a university hospital in Türkiye involving 60 women with stage II-III breast cancer (November 2023 to April 2024).
Participants were randomly assigned to either a 4-4-4-4 yoga breathing exercise group (practiced twice daily for five minutes over 21 days) or a sham breathing control group, alongside standard care.
Outcomes were assessed at baseline and post-intervention using the Perceived Stress Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, analyzed via two-way repeated-measures ANOVA.
Yoga breathing produced a statistically significant reduction in perceived stress scores compared to sham breathing (mean difference = -6.23, p < 0.001).
Sleep quality significantly improved in the yoga breathing group compared with the sham group (mean difference = -2.1, p < 0.001), with no adverse events reported.

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Solmaz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1df228139818eab20bbf https://doi.org/10.1188/26.onf.e26535376

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September 6, 2026Oncology nursing forum

The Effect of Yoga Breathing Exercise on Stress and Sleep Quality in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Authors

GSGürcan Solmaz GCGülbeyaz Can ZBZ. Bayram

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Randomized trial demonstrates that yoga breathing reduces stress and improves sleep quality in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, suggesting a practical nonpharmacologic therapy.

Key Points

To evaluate the effect of a 21-day yoga breathing exercise intervention on perceived stress and sleep quality in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Randomized, sham-controlled trial conducted in a chemotherapy unit at a university hospital in Türkiye involving 60 women with stage II-III breast cancer (November 2023 to April 2024).
Participants were randomly assigned to either a 4-4-4-4 yoga breathing exercise group (practiced twice daily for five minutes over 21 days) or a sham breathing control group, alongside standard care.
Outcomes were assessed at baseline and post-intervention using the Perceived Stress Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, analyzed via two-way repeated-measures ANOVA.
Yoga breathing produced a statistically significant reduction in perceived stress scores compared to sham breathing (mean difference = -6.23, p < 0.001).
Sleep quality significantly improved in the yoga breathing group compared with the sham group (mean difference = -2.1, p < 0.001), with no adverse events reported.

Cite This Study

Solmaz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1df228139818eab20bbf https://doi.org/10.1188/26.onf.e26535376

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