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10 questions · 10 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

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Yoga vs no breathing exercises

Change in 6‐minute walking distance · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 74 participants
Moderate

Yoga vs no breathing exercises

QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 45 participants
Moderate

Yoga vs no breathing exercises

Dyspnoea during exercise Modified Borg dyspnoea score at end of 6‐minute walk test Scores range from 0 to 10, with lower scores indicating less shortness of breath · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 29 participants
Low

Yoga vs no breathing exercises

Dyspnea · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 29 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Quality of life (Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, with 32 items, 0 to 7 points per item) · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 375 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Asthma symptoms (different severity scores; change from baseline) · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 243 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Asthma control (weekly number of attacks) · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 226 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Forced expiratory volume in one second (change from baseline FEV1 (L)) · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 340 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Reduced asthma medication usage · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

The intervention may leads to higher reduced asthma medication usage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.35 [1.29, 22.11]
2 studies · 48 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Adverse events · People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 108 participants
Very low