136th APHA Annual Meeting (October 25-29, 2008): Social cognitive theory driven yoga intervention as a complementary therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees

Monday, October 27, 2008

Manoj Sharma, PhD , Health Promotion & Education, University of Cincinnati & Walden University, Cincinnati, OH

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation the participants will be able to: 1. Evaluate the potential for replication of yoga-based interventions for disease prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion in public health settings. 2. Describe the steps of yoga-based intervention planning and evaluation employed by the presenter. 3. Develop a social cognitive theory driven yoga-based behavioral intervention as a complementary therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees.

Keywords: Arthritis, Self-Efficacy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have conceptualized this study.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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