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Background: Due to the rigorous academic standards and demanding professionals, the medical field is thought to be a stressful subject of study. This has a negative impact on the student’s mental and physical health. The long-term effects of this study will have an impact on identifying major issues that our students are facing, which will ultimately improve the level of medical treatment offered by future doctors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020 at a tertiary care institution in Tamil Nadu, India for three months. After getting the necessary ethical permissions from the institution with reference number GEMC/2020/002, the undergraduate students from the first year to the internship were included in the study. Results: The educational status of the students indicated that around 147 (31.1%) of respondents belonged in the first year. The mean + Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was observed to be 6.33 + 2.13, where undesirable sleep quality was predominant among 370 (78.3%) of the respondents with a p-value of less than 0.0001. The majority of the students (70.1%) have normal levels of stress which were significant with a p-value of 0.0027. Conclusion: Medical students experience poor sleep and ongoing stress, which can result in harmful behaviors like overindulging in junk food and a reduced likelihood of exercising. They are undeniably more prone to developing chronic illnesses. If these issues are not addressed, they will affect the medical care that is given to their incoming patients.
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Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiology, characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbance of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism resulting from defect ininsulin secretion, insulin action or both. Improper lifestyle contributes to the increasing number ofpeople affected with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Systematic reviews on the management ofT2DM in adults through Yoga reported significant improvements in multiple modifiable indices ofdiabetes mellitus management including glycemic control, lipid levels, and body composition.Awareness levels of a condition among the population play a critical role in behaviour change.However, studies related to assessing the awareness and practice of Yoga for managing diseases arelimited. Hence, this study was formulated with the objective of assessing the awareness level andextent of knowledge about diabetes mellitus and its management through yoga. A cross-sectionalsurvey with a sample size of 317 was conducted using a structured questionnaire at 5 districts inTamil Nadu and Kerala. 95% of the study population were aware of diabetes mellitus while 61.2%responded that diabetes can be prevented by regular exercise and healthy diet. 62.4% peopleperceived that yoga practices can prevent diabetes mellitus and 59% mentioned that regular yogapractice can help in controlling diabetes and prevent further complications. Only 13% reported topractice Yoga regularly at least three days a week. Identifying a qualified Yoga trainer was reportedto be a limiting factor for regular yoga practice. The study suggested that there is a need to increasethe access to qualified Yoga professionals at community level. Further large scale studies withrandom sampling method to assess the awareness level and practice of Yoga in different settings isindicated.© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Institute of Transdisciplinary Health Sciencesand Technology and World Ayurveda Foundation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-NDlicense (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Background: Extreme environments are inherently stressful and are characterized by a variety of physicaland psychosocial stressors, including, but not limited to, isolation, confinement, social tensions, minimalpossibility of medical evacuation, boredom, monotony, and danger. Previous research studies recommend adaptation to the environment to maintain optimal function and remain healthy. Different interventions have been tried in the past for effective management of stress. Yoga practices have beenshown to be beneficial for coping with stress and enhance quality of life, sleep and immune status.Objective: The current article describes preparation of a Yoga module for better management of stressorsin extreme environmental condition of Antarctica.Materials and methods: A Yoga module was designed based on the traditional and contemporary yogaliterature as well as published studies. The Yoga module was sent for validation to forty experts of whichthirty responded.Results: Experts (n ¼ 30) gave their opinion on the usefulness of the yoga module. In total 29 out of 30practices were retained. The average content validity ratio and intra class correlation of the entiremodule was 0.89 & 0.78 respectively.Conclusion: A specific yoga module for coping and facilitating adaptation in Antarctica was designed andvalidated. This module was used in the 35th Indian Scientific expedition to Antarctica, and experimentsare underway to understand the efficacy and utility of Yoga on psychological stress, sleep, serum biomarkers and gene expression. Further outcomes shall provide the efficacy and utility of this module inAntarctic environments.© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Institute of Transdisciplinary Health Sciencesand Technology and World Ayurveda Foundation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-NDlicense (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)