요가 프로그램이 유방암 수술환자의 우울과 카테콜라민에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Under the impression that patients who under went the breast cancer surgery needs the programed development and its supply that can manage depression, this study conducted the 12week yoga program on patients who received this surgery during the last 4 years to verify its effect on and depression. The experiment group conducted the 90 minutes yoga program twice a week for 12 weeks, and encouraged the comparison group to maintain their everyday life. The subject of this study included in the final analysis was composed into 13 members of the experiment group(yoga group) and 10 members of the comparison group(control group), total 23 subjects. The self-rating depression scale tests were held before12 weeks after yoga, and blood samples also were drawn before, 12 weeks after yoga. The results were as below. Results obtained through this study are as follows. First, The BDI score showed significant differences in the main effects the peri, group, interaction. The yoga group’s depression levels declined compared to those of the control group. Secondly, among catecholamine(epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine) variables, there was a significant difference in norepinephrine, dopamine but epinephrine no showed significant difference. The norepinephrine showed a significant difference in the main effects the period. The Dopamine showed a significant difference in the main effects the period, group, interaction. In conclusion, Breast cancer surgical patients verified the positive effect that decreasing depressions from yoga program.