Table 3 Changes in Short-Form 8 (SF-8) scores obtained before (pre-) and after (post-) the intervention for participants in the yoga group

Physical functioning (PF)

39.6 ± 9.1

42.5 ± 7.1

n.s.

Role physical (RP)

34.4 ± 8.4

38.4 ± 6.4

n.s.

Bodily pain (BP)

41.3 ± 6.7

48.1 ± 7.9

P = 0.0001

General health perception (GH)

39.3 ± 5.3

43.6 ± 6.0

P = 0.0021

Vitality (VT)

43.7 ± 4.9

43.5 ± 6.1

n.s.

Social functioning (SF)

37.6 ± 7.8

37.6 ± 7.8

n.s.

Role emotional (RE)

39.2 ± 12.6

44.4 ± 9.3

n.s.

Mental health (MH)

45.8 ± 9.5

46.8 ± 9.5

n.s.

Physical component summary (PCS)

35.8 ± 7.2

40.6 ± 4.7

P = 0.024

Mental component summary (MCS)

44.1 ± 8.5

44.5 ± 7.9

n.s.