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Monday Poster Session
Category: Functional Bowel Disease
Adrijana D'Silva, MHS
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Participant characteristics | n (%) |
Age, years (mean (SD)) | 43.0 (14.6) |
Gender Female Male Transgender |
100 (91.7) 8 (7.3) 1 (0.9) |
Ethnicity Caucasian Other* |
96 (88.1) 13 (11.9) |
Marital Status Common law, married Never-married, separated or divorced |
74 (67.8) 33 (30.2) |
Education High school Trade, apprenticeship, university or college Graduate or professional school |
9 (8.3) 80 (73.4) 20 (18.3) |
Income < $59,999 < $60,000 |
37 (33.9) 72 (66.1) |
Comorbidities Anxiety Depression Chronic fatigue syndrome Fibromyalgia Chronic nausea Acid reflux disease Inflammatory bowel disease |
57 (52.3) 50 (45.9) 3 (2.8) 9 (8.3) 6 (5.5) 27 (24.8) 14 (12.8) |
Has your physician recommended that you try any of the following? (select all that apply) Yoga Mindfulness Meditation Breath watching Unsure |
9 (8.3) 9 (8.3) 17 (15.6) 5 (4.6.) 31 (28.4) |
Have you ever practiced or tried yoga? Yes |
99 (90.8) |
Do you currently practice yoga? Yes |
38 (34.9) |
Would you be interested in trying yoga? Yes No Unsure |
63 (57.8) 2 (1.8) 6 (5.5) |
Which of the following would you prefer? (select all that apply) Attending an in-person yoga class Doing yoga at home self-instructed Doing yoga at home using online resources No preference |
56 (51.4) 35 (32.1) 83 (76.1) 8 (7.3) |
Perceived advantages |
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Relaxation Flexibility Strength | 62 (56.9) 51 (46.8) 22 (20.2) |
Perceived disadvantages |
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Time Lacking self-discipline Cost | 61 (56.0) 9 (8.3) 9 (8.3) |
People that would approve |
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Partner Family Friends | 66 (60.6) 33 (32.1) 26 (23.9) |
People that would disapprove |
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Employer or coworkers Me Family | 6 (5.5) 3 (2.8) 3 (2.8) |
Facilitators |
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Group class Low cost Instructor | 21 (19.3) 21 (19.3) 21 (19.3) |
Barriers |
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Cost Transportation | 40 (36.7) 17 (15.6) 12 (11.0) |