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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025

Development, validation and feasibility testing of a 12-minute Yoga-Breath Linked Intervention to Stop Smoking (Y-BLISS) module.

Mv Chandra Shekar, Hemant Bhargav, Bharath Holla, Jayant Mahadevan, Amit Singh, Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Naresh Katla, Atmakur Snigdha, S Komal, E Maheswari and 4 more

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Mv Chandra ShekarDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Hemant BhargavDepartment of Integrative Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Bharath HollaDepartment of Integrative Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Jayant MahadevanCentre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Amit SinghDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Venkata Lakshmi NarasimhaCentre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Naresh KatlaDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Atmakur SnigdhaDivision of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
S KomalDepartment of Yoga and Science of Living, Samsthana, Jain Vishva, Bharathi Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan, India.
E MaheswariDepartmental Pharmacy, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Padmavati RamachandranDepartment of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prabhat ChandCentre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Matcheri KeshavanBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Pratima MurthyNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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Objectives: This study aimed to develop and validate the yoga-breath-linked intervention to stop smoking (Y-BLISS), a novel, scalable, and cost-effective yoga-based module for smoking cessation as an add-on to standard care. Methods: Thirty experts from yoga, psychiatry, and clinical psychology backgrounds evaluated a selection of yoga practices and brief yoga philosophy-based psychotherapeutic (BYPP) concepts for their potential efficacy in smoking cessation using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR), with a cut-off of 0.4. The final intervention module included ten items (8 practices and 2 psychotherapeutic concepts). The module was tested over two months with 26 participants (25 males) diagnosed with tobacco use disorder as per DSM -5 and enrolled in a smoking cessation program, with Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Scale (FTND) scores of 6 or above. Participants attended 15-25 sessions (including a single BYPP session) and provided feedback on safety, feasibility, and clinical outcomes. Results: Sixteen subjects provided post-data at 8 weeks. The module received high safety ratings (9-10) with no adverse effects. The analysis revealed a significant reduction in FTND scores from baseline to weeks 4 and 8, F (2,14) = 13.93; Conclusion: Y-BLISS module including single session of BYPP was found to be a feasible and safe adjunctive tool for smoking cessation programs. These findings support further evaluation in randomized controlled trials to assess its efficacy and potential as part of integrative approaches toward management of tobacco use disorder. This could impact public health primary care if scaled up with high coverage.

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