Teleyoga - when east meets west

Teleyoga - east meets west — Yoga training at a distance Photographer: Region Östergötland

We investigate whether medical yoga sent remotely can improve people’s health.

Heart disease patients and former intensive care patients are included in the study. The study aims to evaluate the impact of medical yoga remotely at home with regard to physical function, quality of life, symptoms of anxiety and depression, sleep, and cognition in people with long-term conditions.

Study design

Single-blind parallel two-arm randomized controlled study with 1:1 distribution to intervention and control group. Persons with long-term conditions have been recruited from four hospitals and randomized to an intervention of medical yoga at home (tele-yoga) using a live videoconference link and a yoga-app on the participants tablet for 12 weeks or a control group receiving individual advice of physical activity. Data have been collected at baseline, after 3 and 6 months.

Study recruitment finalized in May 2023 and findings will be reported throughout 2023 and 2024.

Campus US at the University Hospital

University Hospital Campus

The University Hospital Campus (US) is located within walking distance of Linköping town centre. Here you find education and research in medicine, healthcare, public health and biomedical engineering.

Research group

Principal Investigator

Coordinator

Co workers in the research study

Principal Research Engineer, Docent

Marie Lundberg

Research Nurse

Joanna-Maria Papageorgiou

Marie Stridsman

Lecturer

Anna Strömberg

Deputy Dean, Professor

Ingela Thylén

Adjunct Associate Professor

Lotti Orvelius

Docent, Specialist nurse

Maria Liljeroos

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Helena Sköldbäck

Physiotherapist County hospital Ryhov

Elin Lundberg

Physiotherapist County Hospital Ryhov

Maria Sahlin

Physiotherapist County Hospital Ryhov

Anna-Karin Ax

Staff from Region Östergötland

Lotti Orvelius, Docent and Specialist nurse, CV, lotti.orvelius@regionostergotland.se,

Publications

Anna Strömberg, Ingela Thylén, Lotti Orwelius, Leonie Klompstra, Tiny Jaarsma (2021)

Tele-Yoga in Long Term Illness-Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial Including a Process Evaluation and Results from a Pilot Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , Vol.18 Continue to DOI

Liesbet Van Bulck, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Eva Goossens, Koen Luyckx, Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Strömberg, Philip Moons (2020)

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ongoing cardiovascular research projects: considerations and adaptations

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing , Vol.19 , s.465-468 Continue to DOI

Ewa Hägglund, Inger Hagerman, Kerstin Dencker, Anna Strömberg (2017)

Effects of yoga versus hydrotherapy training on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with heart failure: A randomized controlled study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing , Vol.16 , s.381-389 Continue to DOI

Towe Hedbom, Maria Liljeroos, Ingela Thylén, Lotti Orwelius, Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Strömberg (2023)

Expectations of Tele-Yoga in Persons With Long-Term Illness: Qualitative Content Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research , Vol.25 Continue to DOI

Abstracts and conference presentations

ACNAP EuroHeartCare 2022, e-poster
Relationship between generic instruments used to measure Health-related quality of life – same or different?
L: Orwelius, T. Jaarsma, A. Strömberg

HFA Congress 2023, Oral Presentation in the Nursing and Allied Professions Investigator Award
A mixed method analysis of adherence to tele-rehabilitation including livestreamed group-yoga sessions and a yoga application
Hedbom T, Klompstra L, Orwelius L, Liljeroos M, Thylén I, Jaarsma T, Strömberg A

HFA Discoveries 2020, e-poster
Tele-yoga in patients with heart failure - A feasibility, pilot study and RCT protocol
Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma, Ingela Thylen, Lotti Orwelius, Leonie Klompstra

Heart Failure 2018, invited speaker Symposium;
Alternative ways to increase physical activity.
Presentation: Medi-Yoga. Anna Strömberg.

Heart Failure 2017, invited speaker Symposium:
New home-based strategies to improve physical exercise in heart failure patients
Presentation: Yoga. Anna Strömberg

ESC Preventive Cardiology Athens 25-27th April
Cognitive impairment is associated with lower physical function in patients with heart failure
L. Klompstra, JM. Papageorgiou, T. Jaarsma, A. Stromberg
Paper poster presentation 11254

Kardiovaskulär Vårmöte 2024, 17-19 April Göteborg
Effects of tele-yoga on physical and psychological outcomes in heart failure and long-term illness - a randomised controlled trial
Paper poster presentation 6895-A-2401

Kardiovaskulär Vårmöte 2024, 17-19 April Göteborg
Cognitive impairment is associated with lower physical function in patients with heart failure.
Leonie Klompstra, Joanna-Maria Papageorgiou, Lotti Orwelius, Ingela Thylén, Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Strömberg

Kardiovaskulär Vårmöte 2024, 17-19 April Göteborg
Exploring reasons for (non)participation in a tele-yoga intervention
Leonie Klompstra, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma, Lotti Orwelius, Ingela Thylen,
Paper poster presentation 6869-A-2401

ACNAP 2024, Wroclaw, Poland
Exploring reasons for (non)participation in a tele-yoga intervention
Leonie Klompstra, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma, Lotti Orwelius, Ingela Thylen

Media presentations

23-04-2019
Ulf Wahlgren: MediYoga Sverige: Forskning - MediYoga på distans

11-03-2019
Sofie Drake af Hagelsrum: Strategin Sätt Östergötland i rörelse.nu; Världsunikt projekt testar medicinsk yoga via webben

08-03-2019
Sofie Drake af Hagelsrum: Region Östergötland Nyhetsarkiv: De testar medicinsk yoga via webben

06-03-2019
SVT Nyheter: Yoga på distans för bättre hälsa

05-03-2019
SVT Nyheter: Majbritt har provat live-yoga på nätet

Organisation

Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.

Division of Nursing Sciences and Reproductive Health (ORH)

We carry out education and research in nursing. We run the nursing program in Linköping and Norrköping, as well as the Midwife program and 7 programs on an advanced level for specialist nurses.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.