Correction: Immediate effects of yoga on anxiety, depression, and sleep in women with chronic pain in a rural community setting: a pilot feasibility study

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Source: Frontiers Medicine

Original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1760969...

Published: 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z

This is a correction of a pilot study on the immediate effects of yoga on anxiety, depression, and sleep in women with chronic pain in a rural setting.[2] The intervention consisted of 60-minute video-guided Hatha yoga sessions, divided into silence and breathing exercises, asanas, and meditation, lasting 2 weeks at a community church.[1][5] The experimental group performed these sessions, the control group continued their normal routine.[1] There were no significant differences between groups in any outcome, but the intervention group had a significant reduction in anxiety.[1][4] Mean values ​​showed improvements in pain, depression, and sleep quality with a small to medium effect size (Cohen's d).[1][5] The study had excellent acceptance, with all participants completing it without external distractions and without serious adverse effects.[1][4] Asynchronous Hatha yoga was feasible, well accepted, and safe for women with chronic pain in a rural community.[1][5]