Désirée LötzkeWitten/Herdecke University
Désirée Lötzke
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This study aims to test the effects of yoga on health-related quality of life, life satisfaction, cancer-related fatigue, mindfulness, and spirituality compared to conventional therapeutic exercises during (neo)adjuvant cytotoxic and endocrine therapy in women with breast cancer. In a randomized controlled trial 92 women with breast cancer undergoi...
Die Integration von körperlicher Aktivität in das Behandlungskonzept von Tumorpatientinnen und -patienten zur Reduzierung von Begleitsymptomen ist durch eine Anzahl vielversprechender Studienergebnisse gerechtfertigt. Aufgrund vielfach wahrgenommener Barrieren sportlich aktiv zu sein, müssen alternative attraktive Bewegungsangebote diskutiert werde...
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with increasing motor and non-motor symptoms in advanced stages. In addition to conventional exercise therapy and drug treatment, Argentine Tango (AT) is discussed as an appropriate intervention for patients to improve physical functioning and health-related quality of life. This re...
Results: 9 randomized-controlled trials, one non-randomized trial, two case studies and one uncontrolled pre-post study were included. Our meta-analysis revealed significant overall effects in favor of tango for Motor Severity (ES = −0.62, 95% CI [−.1.04, −0.21]), balance Mini-BES Test (ES = 0.96 [0.60, 1.31]); Berg Balance Test (ES = 0.45 [0.01, 0...
Results: 9 randomized-controlled trials, one non-randomized trial, two case studies and one uncontrolled pre-post study were included. Our meta-analysis revealed significant overall effects in favor of tango for Motor Severity (ES = −0.62, 95% CI [−.1.04, −0.21]), balance Mini-BES Test (ES = 0.96 [0.60, 1.31]); Berg Balance Test (ES = 0.45 [0.01, 0...
Eurythmy therapy is a movement therapy of anthroposophic medicine that can have effects on a person's physical body, spirit, and soul.
The aim of this publication was to update and summarize the relevant literature on the effectiveness of eurythmy in a therapeutic context since 2008.
Different databases like PubMed, MEDPILOT, Research Gate, The Coc...
This study aimed to analyse whether spirituality is a resource for health care professionals to deal with increasing stress and work burden, specifically to analyse associations between "cool down reactions" (which describe an emotional distancing towards patients and/or reduced engagement as a strategy to protect their own functionality), work bur...
