Who uses yoga and why? Who teaches yoga? Insights from a national survey in New Zealand.

IF 1.1 Q4 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Journal of primary health care Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1071/HC23102
Sridhar Maddela, Stephen Buetow, Ruth Teh, Fiona Moir
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Introduction Globally, yoga has gained popularity as a health-promoting and disease-prevention discipline. The common health conditions prompting yoga use include musculoskeletal disorders, mental health conditions, asthma, fibromyalgia, arthritis, diabetes, and cancers. Although the therapeutic benefits of using yoga are well documented, little is known about the characteristics of yoga instructors (YIs) and yoga users (YUs) in New Zealand (NZ). Aim This paper seeks to profile the characteristics of NZ YIs and YUs and explore reasons for yoga use. Methods Online surveys for YIs and YUs were conducted to collect the sociodemographic characteristics of 84 YIs and 267 YUs. Descriptive statistics were used to determine trends. Results The surveys were conducted between September 2020 and February 2021. The YIs were predominantly female (87.1%) with mean ± s.d. years of practice of 9.8 ± 0.8 (95% CI: 8.2, 11.4). YUs were most commonly female (86%), of NZ European descent (63%), aged 45-64 years (56%), not married (52.5%), and with a university or higher education qualification (61.5%). They use yoga to alleviate chronic health conditions like back pain (18%), menopausal symptoms (14.5%), anxiety (13.5%) and depression (11.5%). Discussion Most YIs in NZ are females facilitating moderate-sized yoga classes. YUs in NZ are disproportionately NZ European, female, middle-aged and tertiary educated. They use yoga to help manage long-term conditions, including mental ill-health and musculoskeletal disorders. The study findings could inform health professionals regarding the utilisation of yoga in NZ. Further research is required to gain insights into yoga use.

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谁在使用瑜伽,为什么?谁在教瑜伽?新西兰全国调查的启示。
导言:在全球范围内,瑜伽作为一门促进健康和预防疾病的学科已越来越受欢迎。促使人们使用瑜伽的常见疾病包括肌肉骨骼疾病、精神疾病、哮喘、纤维肌痛、关节炎、糖尿病和癌症。虽然使用瑜伽的治疗效果有据可查,但人们对新西兰(NZ)瑜伽教练(YIs)和瑜伽使用者(YUs)的特点却知之甚少。目的 本文旨在了解新西兰瑜伽教练和瑜伽使用者的特点,并探讨他们使用瑜伽的原因。方法 对 YIs 和 YUs 进行在线调查,收集 84 名 YIs 和 267 名 YUs 的社会人口特征。使用描述性统计来确定趋势。结果 调查于 2020 年 9 月至 2021 年 2 月进行。YIs主要为女性(87.1%),平均从业年限为9.8 ± 0.8 (95% CI: 8.2, 11.4)。瑜伽练习者中最常见的是女性(86%)、新西兰欧洲后裔(63%)、45-64 岁(56%)、未婚(52.5%)、拥有大学或高等教育学历(61.5%)。他们通过瑜伽来缓解慢性疾病,如背痛(18%)、更年期症状(14.5%)、焦虑(13.5%)和抑郁(11.5%)。讨论 新西兰的大多数青年瑜伽者都是女性,她们主持中等规模的瑜伽课程。新西兰的瑜伽学员大多是新西兰籍欧洲人、女性、中年人和受过高等教育的人。她们使用瑜伽来帮助控制长期疾病,包括精神疾病和肌肉骨骼疾病。研究结果可为保健专业人员提供有关新西兰瑜伽使用情况的信息。要深入了解瑜伽的使用情况,还需要进一步的研究。
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Journal of primary health care
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