The effectiveness of yoga on life expectancy and self-esteem of women with breast cancer after treatment

In order to investigate the effectiveness of yoga on life expectancy and self-esteem in women with breast cancer after treatment, 30 people were selected as available sampling, and from the questionnaires of Schneider's life expectancy questionnaire and Eyseng's self-esteem questionnaire and Also, the protocol designed by the researcher was used. To analyze the data in the descriptive part, central and dispersion indices, minimum and maximum were calculated and in the inferential part, one-way covariance analysis was used. The results of data analysis in the first hypothesis of the research showed that yoga training is effective in increasing life expectancy in female patients with breast cancer. Also, according to the research findings in the second hypothesis, yoga training is effective in increasing self-esteem in female patients with breast cancer.

A semi-experimental research of pre-test and post-test type with the control group selected from women with breast cancer after treatment who were treated in the past years. The desired sample was made available to 30 people in two groups of 15 people, test and control, using the sampling method.People in the experimental group participated in yoga classes for 24 sessions, one and a half hours, 3 sessions a week.Data collection tools included life expectancy questionnaire and self-esteem questionnaire, which were analyzed using single-variable covariance analysis method and spss (version 23) software.

It showed that yoga training has an effect on the components of life expectancy and self-esteem of women with breast cancer after treatment.

It can be stated that participating in yoga classes can be effective on the components of life expectancy and self-esteem of women with breast cancer after treatment, and the use of yoga exercises for people with cancer can also be investigated.