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To assess the pre-test level of quality of life (QOL) and blood glucose among the patients with type -2 diabetes mellitus and to compare and find out the effectiveness of Pranayama and selected yoga asanas on blood sugar and quality of life among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus. The post-test values of blood sugar and QOL of patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in experimental group had shown statistically significant improvement at P<0.001 level. It inferred that Pranayama and selected yoga asanas were effective in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus. Hence, yoga asanas and Pranayama were effective complementary method to improve the health of the patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.
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Background: Mobile phones occupy a significant place in our day to day life. Psychological stress involves the relationship between an individual and the environment and this is appraised by the individual as a threat to his wellbeing. Stroop effect is considered as an indicator of attention disorder and general mood fluctuations. Aim: To study the effect of six weeks of breathing exercise training on perceived stress and stroop effect in chronic smart phone users. Materials and methods: After obtaining approval from the Institute Human Research and Ethics Committee, present study was conducted at Department of Physiology, Govt. Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur on 60 healthy volunteers (30 females and 30 males) who use smart phones more than 4 hours/day for 1 year were included in the study. Breathing exercise training was given to them for 15 minutes in two sessions per day for 5 days in a week for a total period of 6 weeks. Perceived Stress Score (PSS) and Stroop effect was recorded before and after 6 weeks of study period. Intergroup comparison was done by Student’s unpaired t-test. and intra group comparison was done by Student’s paired t-test. Dinesh T, Dinesh Kumar E, Rajajeyakumar M, Charumathi V. Effect of short-term breathing exercise training on perceived stress and Stroop effect in chronic smartphone users. IAIM, 2018; 5(11): 1-7. Page 2 Results: Average age of the male and female volunteers was 19.9 +1.18 and 19.5+1.07 respectively. There was a significant decrease in Perceived Stress (p<0.001 and p<0.01) among the male and female volunteers respectively. Also there was a statistically significant improvement in stroop effect in male (p<0.001) and female volunteers (p<0.01). The improvements were higher in males compared to females. Conclusion: Results of our study indicates that regular practice of breathing exercises even for short duration like six weeks improves autonomic functions, reduces perceived stress which in turn improves stoop effect