Table 7 Pooled effects of yoga on physical and psychosocial outcomes in patients with breast cancer

Physical function

6

0.60

−0.05 to 1.25

1.81

0.07

87.51

40.03

<0.0001

5^a

0.17

−0.06 to 0.40

1.48

0.14

0.00

1.20

0.88

Functional well-being

4

0.31

0.04 to 0.58

2.24

0.03

0.00

1.25

0.74

Psychosocial outcomes

d

95% CI

Z

P

I ²

Q

P

Distress

7

−0.95

−1.49 to −0.49

−4.04

<0.001

80.79

31.24

<0.001

6^b

−0.75

−1.09 to −0.42

−4.39

<0.001

59.59

12.37

0.03

Anxiety

7

−1.25

−1.93 to −0.56

−3.64

<0.001

91.45

70.20

<0.001

6^b

−0.77

−1.08 to −0.46

−4.86

<0.001

58.42

12.03

0.03

Depression

7

−1.47

−2.42 to −0.53

−3.05

0.002

93.29

89.46

<0.001

6^b

−0.69

−1.02 to −0.37

−4.21

<0.001

42.15

8.64

0.12

Fatigue

7

−0.51

−0.79 to −0.22

−3.46

0.001

43.52

10.62

0.10

Sleep disturbance

4

−0.26

−0.53 to 0.02

−1.82

0.07

0.00

1.25

0.74

General HRQoL

7

0.88

0.25 to 1.50

2.75

0.006

86.49

44.41

<0.001

6^a

0.61

0.16 to 1.06

2.50

0.008

69.79

16.55

0.005

5^a,c

0.37

0.11 to 0.62

2.85

0.004

0.00

3.40

0.49

Emotional function

5

0.49

0.16 to 0.81

2.93

0.003

26.58

5.45

0.24

Social function

6

0.33

0.12 to 0.54

3.12

0.002

0.00

1.94

0.86