Yoga as a Nursing Intervention

By Özüm Erkin Yoga, as a holistic mind-body practice, is officially recognized as a nursing intervention by The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), a development that opens new pathways for research and significantly enriches the existing body of knowledge. This book aims to integrate a human-centered approach to the practice of yoga with the latest scientific insights, featuring contributions from 46 researchers across 26 chapters. It stands out as a comprehensive academic publication, encompassing a wide range of research topics. In an ever-changing and dynamic healthcare landscape, yoga interventions for individuals, families, and communities, both healthy and ill, hold critical significance for the advancement of nursing science. While many resources provide general overviews of yoga, this book delves deeply into its role as a nursing intervention within specialized domains. It highlights the rapid rise of yoga as a research subject following its recognition as a formal nursing intervention and explores its impacts on health outcomes in diverse populations. What sets this book apart is its focus on evaluating yoga's role in nursing care, extending from bariatric surgery to cancer treatment, and across the life span from childhood to aging. Its chapters present up-to-date international research on the effectiveness of yoga as a nursing intervention in various clinical and community settings. Product Details ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F79ZSX6J Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nova Medicine and Health Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 8, 2025 Language ‏ : ‎ English ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8895305447