Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study
Background and purpose: A mindfulness yoga program (MiYoga) was developed and trialled with children with cerebral palsy and their parents. This mixed-method study explores the experiences of children and parents who participated in MiYoga, to assess its acceptability, feasibility and implementation...
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| author | Mak, C. Whittingham, K. Boyd, Roslyn |
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| description | Background and purpose: A mindfulness yoga program (MiYoga) was developed and trialled with children with cerebral palsy and their parents. This mixed-method study explores the experiences of children and parents who participated in MiYoga, to assess its acceptability, feasibility and implementation. Materials and methods: Of the forty-two child-parent dyads who participated in the MiYoga randomised control trial, 19 children and 22 parents were interviewed individually in a semi-structured way about their experiences of MiYoga. Participants rated their mood on a 5-point scale before and after each session and completed short questionnaires at the end of each session. Results: Children and parents reported improved mood after each MiYoga session. Parents reported being more aware of their thoughts and feelings and possibly became more aware of their day-to-day mindlessness. Conclusion: MiYoga significantly improved children and parents’ mood. Parents reported gains in awareness as well as challenges of adhering to the home practice. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-741812019-05-22T07:14:13Z Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study Mak, C. Whittingham, K. Boyd, Roslyn Background and purpose: A mindfulness yoga program (MiYoga) was developed and trialled with children with cerebral palsy and their parents. This mixed-method study explores the experiences of children and parents who participated in MiYoga, to assess its acceptability, feasibility and implementation. Materials and methods: Of the forty-two child-parent dyads who participated in the MiYoga randomised control trial, 19 children and 22 parents were interviewed individually in a semi-structured way about their experiences of MiYoga. Participants rated their mood on a 5-point scale before and after each session and completed short questionnaires at the end of each session. Results: Children and parents reported improved mood after each MiYoga session. Parents reported being more aware of their thoughts and feelings and possibly became more aware of their day-to-day mindlessness. Conclusion: MiYoga significantly improved children and parents’ mood. Parents reported gains in awareness as well as challenges of adhering to the home practice. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74181 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.12.006 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Mak, C. Whittingham, K. Boyd, Roslyn Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title | Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title_full | Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title_short | Experiences of children and parents in MiYoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: A mixed method study |
| title_sort | experiences of children and parents in miyoga, an embodied mindfulness yoga program for cerebral palsy: a mixed method study |
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