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Resumen Se busca describir el bienestar psicológico en profesores que enseñan hatha yoga; el estudio corresponde a un diseño fenomenológico. Los participantes fueron 10 profesores, 6 mujeres y 4 varones entre 21 y 58 años con residencia en la ciudad de Lima, Perú, quienes respondieron a una entrevista semiestructurada. La investigación empleó un análisis de contenido y los resultados se alinean a la teoría del bienestar psicológico a partir de la experiencia de instructores de hatha yoga. Los miembros del estudio indican que el hatha yoga los invita a sentir más control sobre sus vidas, que los permite involucrarse más en su trabajo cotidiano y que ayudó a encontrar en ellas y ellos un sentido de la vida. Además, mencionan que el efecto más destacado de su práctica es el alivio del dolor de origen psicosomático, lo que ayuda como complemento a la psicoterapia. Por último, se analizan las implicancias de los hallazgos.
Abstract The research describe the psychological well-being in teachers who instruct hatha yoga and the study corresponds to a phenomenological design. The participants were 10 teachers, 6 women and 4 men between 21 and 58 years of age residing in the city of Lima - Peru, who responded to a semi-structured interview. The investigation used a content analysis and the results are aligned with the theory of psychological well-being based on the experience of the hatha yoga instructors. The members of the study indicate that yoga invites them to feel more control over their lives, that it allows them to become more involved in their daily work and tells that hatha yoga helped them to find meaning in life. Also, they mention that the most outstanding effect of their practice is the confort of pain in psychosomatic origin, which helps as a complement to the psychotherapy. Finally, the implications of the findings are discussed.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Yoga/psychology , Psychological Well-Being , Peru , Psychosomatic MedicineABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of selected yogic practices on vital capacity among college students. To achieve this purpose of the study, forty male students were selected as subjects who were from the various Department of Ewing Christian College, Prayagraj. The selected subjects were aged between 17 to 19 years. They were divided into two equal groups of twenty each, Group I underwent yogic exercise practice and group II acted as control that did not participate in any special training apart from their regular sports and games practices. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variables such as vo2 max prior to any immediately after the training period. The selected criterion variable such as vo2 max was measuring by queen's college step test. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences if any, between the experimental group and control group on selected criterion variable. The 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance, which was considered as an appropriate. The result of the present study has revealed that there was a significant difference among the experimental and control group on vo2 max.
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Abstract This study assessed the effect of a Hatha yoga program in 20 men and 41 women diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), who showed mild (36%) and moderate (64 %) global cognitive decline and whose average age was 76,9 years old (SD=11,7). The design was quasi-experimental of repeated measures (pre, post and follow-up). The instruments applied were: Alzheimer's Disease Related Quality of Life Scale (ADRQL); Questionnaire of Quality of Life (QQL), Geriatric Depression Scale (YESAVAGE); Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); memory and processing speed sub-scales of WAIS III test, Trail Making Test (TMT-A); Lawton and Brody Test; and Barthel Test. The yoga program consisted of 32 one hour sessions twice a week Data analysis was conducted using 35 patients who participated throughout the whole study. The post-treatment mean showed a positive improvement tendency in quality of life and attention. However, during the follow-up, these variables mean value was equal to, or even lower, than the one established in the pre-treatment. The repeated measures ANOVA results showed that no significant change occurred between measurements. The content analysis of eight focus groups suggests that, from the perspective of patients and caregivers, positive changes were observed in patients' mood, attention, episodic and procedural memory, and functionality. More studies are necessary with a higher number of patients and sessions per week, as well as a control group, whose function would be to increase validity of the results obtained.
Resumo Neste estudo, avaliou-se o efeito de um programa de hatha yoga em 20 homens e 41 mulheres com idade média de 76.9 anos (DE = 11.7), com diagnóstico de Doença de Alzheimer (DA) que apresentavam deterioração cognitiva global leve (36 %) e moderada (64 %). O desenho foi quase-experimental de medidas repetitivas (pré, pós e seguimento). Utilizaram-se a escala de qualidade de vida para pacientes com Alzheimer (ADRQL, em inglês), o questionário de qualidade de vida (QV), a escala de depressão geriátrica de Yesavage, o Minimental State Examination (MMSE), dois subtestes da escala de inteligência para adultos do WAIS-III (retenção de dígitos e códigos), o Trail Making Test (TMT-A), o teste de Lawton e Brody, e a escala de Barthel (atividades básicas e funcionais). O programa contou com 32 sessões de hatha yoga de uma hora, realizadas duas vezes por semana. A análise de dados foi feita com 35 pacientes que permaneceram até a fase de seguimento. Como resultados, obteve-se que, entre pré-tratamento e pós-tratamento, as variáveis mostraram uma taxa incremental de melhoramento em QV e atenção; contudo, essas melhorias não se mantiveram seis meses depois; o ANOVA de medidas repetidas não mostrou mudanças significativas em nenhuma variável; a análise qualitativa de oito grupos focais com pacientes e cuidadores indicou que estes perceberam mudanças positivas nos pacientes com relação ao seu estado de humor, atenção, memória episódica e procedimental. São necessários mais estudos com maior número de pacientes e sessões de yoga por semana, além de um grupo de controle para melhorar a validade dos resultados.
Resumen En este estudio se evaluó el efecto de un programa de hatha yoga en 20 hombres y 41 mujeres con promedio de edad de 76.9 años (DE = 11.7), con diagnóstico de Enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) que presentaban deterioro cognitivo global leve (36 %) y moderado (64 %). El diseño fue cuasi experimental de medidas repetidas (pre, post y seguimiento). Se utilizó la escala de Calidad de Vida para pacientes con Enfermedad de Alzheimer (ADRQL), el cuestionario de Calidad de Vida (CV), la escala de depresión geriátrica de Yesavage, el Minimental State Examination (MMSE), dos subpruebas de la escala de inteligencia para adultos del WAIS-III (retención de dígitos y claves), la prueba de trazado Trail Making Test (TMT-A), la prueba de Lawton y Brody, y la escala de Barthel (actividades básicas y funcionales). El programa contó con 32 sesiones de hatha yoga de una hora, realizadas dos veces por semana. El análisis de datos se hizo con 35 pacientes que permanecieron hasta la fase de seguimiento. Como resultados se obtuvo que entre pre-tratamiento y pos-tratamiento las variables mostraron una tasa incremental de mejoramiento en calidad de vida y atención; pero dichas mejorías no se mantuvieron seis meses más tarde; el ANOVA de medidas repetidas no mostró cambios significativos en ninguna variable; y el análisis cualitativo de ocho grupos focales con pacientes y cuidadores dio cuenta de la percepción cambios positivos en los pacientes con respecto a su estado de ánimo, atención, memoria episódica y procedimental. Se necesitan más estudios con mayor número de pacientes y sesiones de yoga por semana, además de un grupo control, para mejorar la validez de los resultados.
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Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Quality of Life , Yoga , International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health , Cognition , Depression , Alzheimer DiseaseABSTRACT
El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar el efecto de un programa de Hatha-Yoga sobre variables psicológicas (calidad de vida, ansiedad, depresión, memoria de trabajo y velocidad de procesamiento), físicas (equilibrio y flexibilidad) y funcionales (actividades básicas e instrumentales), en un grupo de pacientes con Demencia Tipo Alzheimer (DTA) de Bogotá. En la investigación participaron ocho adultos mayores con diagnóstico de DTA de 60 años, diagnosticados por el equipo médico de la Fundación Cardio Infantil y con una puntuación de 5 en la Escala de Deterioro Global de Reisberg (GDS). Para el análisis de resultados se utilizó estadística descriptiva para establecer comparaciones intraparticipante en las mediciones realizadas antes y después del programa de Hatha-Yoga y además, se usó estadística inferencial para la prueba de hipótesis a partir de la prueba de signos Wilcoxon encontrándose mejoría en las variables físicas de equilibrio y flexibilidad.
The main interest of this research was to determine the effect of Hatha Yoga program on psychological (quality of life, anxiety, depression, working memory and processing speed), physical (balance and flexibility) and functional (basic and instrumental activities) variables in Alzheimer patient group from Bogota. Eight adults 60 years old diagnosed with Moderate Alzheimer Dementia by health team from Fundación Cardio Infantil and with score of 5 in the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) participated in this study Descriptive statistics was used to make comparisons in measurements taken before and after the Hatha Yoga program and inferential statistics were used to test hypotheses. Increases in balance and flexibility was found with Wilcoxon test.
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Yoga , Pilot Projects , Alzheimer Disease , Memory and Learning Tests , Memory, Short-Term , Anxiety , Patients , Quality of Life , DiagnosisABSTRACT
Se efectuó un ensayo clínico en fase II, en 30 adultos mayores del Hogar de Ancianos América Labadí Arce de Santiago de Cuba, de septiembre a diciembre del 2006, con vistas a evaluar la eficacia del hatha yoga a partir de indicadores físicos y psíquicos. Los resultados de la ejecución de esa técnica revelaron que era más eficaz que los ejercicios físicos convencionales, pues logró disminuir la tensión arterial máxima y la temperatura corporal, aumentar la funcionalidad y normalizar el estado de ánimo (según la escala de depresión geriátrica de Yesavage) en los ancianos que la practicaron, con mejoría psíquica en todos los gerontes.
A phase II clinical trial was carried out in 30 elderly from America Labadí Arce Home for elderly in Santiago de Cuba, from September to December, 2006, aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of hatha yoga taking into account physical and psychic indicators. The results of the implementation of that technique revealed that it was more effective than the conventional physical exercises, as it was able to decrease hypertension and the body temperature, to increase functionality and to normalize mood (according to Yesavage´s scale of geriatric depression) in the elderly who practiced it, with psychic improvement in all the aged people.