Recommending yoga for health: A survey of perceptions among healthcare practitioners in the UK

Yoga has the potential to support patients across various health conditions. It is slowly being integrated into healthcare worldwide. While healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are critical to integration, there are currently no studies investigating their perceptions of yoga for health, their openness t...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2023-08, Vol.52, p.101765-101765, Article 101765
Main Authors: Smit, Carryn, Cartwright, Tina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
COM-B model
General Practitioners
Health Personnel
Healthcare practitioners
Humans
Perceptions
Qualitative Research
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom
Yoga
Yoga for health
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Summary:Yoga has the potential to support patients across various health conditions. It is slowly being integrated into healthcare worldwide. While healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are critical to integration, there are currently no studies investigating their perceptions of yoga for health, their openness to recommending yoga to patients, and barriers to doing so. This novel UK study aims to address this. An online survey was conducted among practising UK HCPs. Recruitment was through multi-modal convenience sampling. The COM-B model was used as a framework. Regression analysis examined predictors of HCPs’ likelihood to recommend yoga. Open-end responses were analysed through thematic analysis. 198 HCPs were included in the analysis, including general practitioners (GPs, 18.8%), psychologists (18.3%), and nurses/health visitors (14.7%). A high proportion (68.8%) practised yoga at least monthly. The likelihood of recommending yoga to patients was high (M = 4.03, SD = 0.94; 5-point scale). Older age, not being a GP, and greater capability and motivation significantly predicted a greater likelihood of recommending yoga, explaining 41.4% of the variance (p 
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101765