subjective dimensions and a better comprehension of the process
to which the yoga participants were subjected in the studied
context.
Subjective experiences can be better approached with qualitative
studies, as evidenced by the study using narratives to identify
the perception of yoga practitioners during an experience of cervical
pain [24]. For the qualitative component of the study, the
participants were given a trigger question (“which changes do you
expect to perceive in yourself with the yoga practice?”) and were
invited to write down a short narrative of their perception of the
yoga practice. At the end of the program, the trigger question was:
“Did the yoga practice bring you any benefits? Please comment.”
A plain sheet of paper was handed out to each participant with
the printed trigger phrase, at the beginning and end of the program,
and the instructions given were for them to read the trigger phrase
and feel completely free to write down whatever they felt like. The
rationale of the semi-structured interviews was used here, centering
around a theme, but allowing participants full freedom of expression.
The chosen trigger phrase was tailored to give the authors a
clue about the benefits/or not of the yoga practice and to which
extent they might have occurred. The subjects performed thewriting
exercise after the yoga class and the narratives were handwritten.
Thematic analysis proposed by Minayo et al. and Bardin [25,26]
was applied to the narratives. Thematic analysis, used in qualitative
methodology, entails basically three steps: 1. pre-analysis; 2.
exploration of the material; 3. treatment of results and interpretation.
The first step was carried out when the coauthors sat together
and read all the participants’ narratives out loud, thereby collecting
the initial impressions of those data. The second step consisted of
identifying patterns and themes mentioned in those narratives.
During this step the information was coded and classified into thematic
categories. The phrase segments were analyzed and the key
concepts were identified. The focus was on the context, the events
and cognitions to which the narratives referred. These categories
were discussed by all the authors until a consensus was reached.
Once the thematic categories have been established, the authors can
propose inferences and interpretations linked to the purposes of the
study, and this activity encompasses the third step. Seven categories
emerged which are mentioned in the Results section.
The purpose of using narratives was to relate the life experiences
of the participants with possible changes observed with the
regular practice of yoga. This narrative technique favors the
description of social and biographic processes in a free way and the
linguistic formulations allow for a metaphorical comprehension.
An adapted version of the Measure Yourself Medical Outcome
Profile (av-MYMOP) was used for the collection of quantitative data.
The Mymop1 is a questionnaire used to measure the effects of
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by a self-reported
symptom which bothered the practitioner during the week before
the interview, and his/her complaint about how this symptom
interfered with his/her physical, functional, professional or social
activities. Furthermore, the measure enables the patients or practitioners
to identify secondary symptoms related to the main
symptom and their experience of well-being during the week
preceding the interview. The questionnaire has a seven-point scale,
from zero to six, where zero is the most positive score and six the
worst. The questionnaire was applied at the beginning and at the
end of the course, and served to identify the most frequent complaints
of the subjects and to explore the influence of the yoga
practice in the practitioners’ health promotion process.
subjective dimensions and a better comprehension of the processto which the yoga participants were subjected in the studiedcontext.Subjective experiences can be better approached with qualitativestudies, as evidenced by the study using narratives to identifythe perception of yoga practitioners during an experience of cervicalpain [24]. For the qualitative component of the study, theparticipants were given a trigger question (“which changes do youexpect to perceive in yourself with the yoga practice?”) and wereinvited to write down a short narrative of their perception of theyoga practice. At the end of the program, the trigger question was:“Did the yoga practice bring you any benefits? Please comment.”A plain sheet of paper was handed out to each participant withthe printed trigger phrase, at the beginning and end of the program,and the instructions given were for them to read the trigger phraseand feel completely free to write down whatever they felt like. Therationale of the semi-structured interviews was used here, centeringaround a theme, but allowing participants full freedom of expression.The chosen trigger phrase was tailored to give the authors aclue about the benefits/or not of the yoga practice and to whichextent they might have occurred. The subjects performed thewritingexercise after the yoga class and the narratives were handwritten.Thematic analysis proposed by Minayo et al. and Bardin [25,26]was applied to the narratives. Thematic analysis, used in qualitativemethodology, entails basically three steps: 1. pre-analysis; 2.exploration of the material; 3. treatment of results and interpretation.The first step was carried out when the coauthors sat togetherand read all the participants’ narratives out loud, thereby collectingthe initial impressions of those data. The second step consisted ofidentifying patterns and themes mentioned in those narratives.During this step the information was coded and classified into thematiccategories. The phrase segments were analyzed and the keyconcepts were identified. The focus was on the context, the eventsand cognitions to which the narratives referred. These categorieswere discussed by all the authors until a consensus was reached.Once the thematic categories have been established, the authors canpropose inferences and interpretations linked to the purposes of thestudy, and this activity encompasses the third step. Seven categoriesemerged which are mentioned in the Results section.The purpose of using narratives was to relate the life experiencesof the participants with possible changes observed with theregular practice of yoga. This narrative technique favors thedescription of social and biographic processes in a free way and thelinguistic formulations allow for a metaphorical comprehension.An adapted version of the Measure Yourself Medical OutcomeProfile (av-MYMOP) was used for the collection of quantitative data.The Mymop1 is a questionnaire used to measure the effects ofComplementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by a self-reportedsymptom which bothered the practitioner during the week beforethe interview, and his/her complaint about how this symptominterfered with his/her physical, functional, professional or socialactivities. Furthermore, the measure enables the patients or practitionersto identify secondary symptoms related to the mainsymptom and their experience of well-being during the weekpreceding the interview. The questionnaire has a seven-point scale,from zero to six, where zero is the most positive score and six theworst. The questionnaire was applied at the beginning and at theend of the course, and served to identify the most frequent complaintsof the subjects and to explore the influence of the yogapractice in the practitioners’ health promotion process.
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