ABSTRACT

An informal caregiver (ICG) is an individual who provides care (unpaid) to a person with a disability or disease. ICGs report the extreme time spent as an ICG lowers their availability to participate in leisure. Research involving ICGs who participated in leisure resulted in lower depression levels, perceived stress, and burden. Studies involving ICGs who participate in yoga may experience health improvements, but due to the small number of studies involving ICGs feasibility aspects need to be further addressed. ICGs attended an 8-week therapeutic yoga program that examined feasibility components. The feasibility questionnaire implemented at the end of the study resulted in high scores indicating the majority of participants felt the yoga study was feasible. Three qualitative feasibility categories (i.e. programmatic aspects, safety concerns, and care recipient separation) emerged from the focus group/individual interviews. Future studies should replicate a similar structured yoga program to strengthen the positive feasibility results.

摘要

非正式护理人员 (ICG) 是为残疾人或疾病患者提供护理（无偿）的个人。ICG 报告说，由于 ICG 降低了他们参与休闲的可用性，因此花费的极端时间。涉及参与休闲的 ICG 的研究导致较低的抑郁水平、感知压力和负担。涉及参与瑜伽的 ICG 的研究可能会改善健康状况，但由于涉及 ICG 的研究数量较少，因此需要进一步解决可行性方面的问题。ICG 参加了一项为期 8 周的治疗性瑜伽计划，该计划检查了可行性组件。在研究结束时实施的可行性调查问卷获得了高分，表明大多数参与者认为瑜伽研究是可行的。三个定性可行性类别（即计划方面、安全问题、和护理对象分离）出现在焦点小组/个人访谈中。未来的研究应该复制一个类似的结构化瑜伽计划，以加强积极的可行性结果。