The effect of web-based Hatha yoga on psychological distress and sleep quality in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.
Complement Ther Clin Pract
; 50: 101715, 2023 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2158712
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To date, there has been very limited experimental research on the impact of Yoga on older adults' mental health during the COVID-19 crisis. We aimed to explore the effect of a web-based Hatha yoga program on psychological and quality of sleep in older adults who self-isolated at home during the initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.METHODS:
Two hundred volunteers of both sexes were split into experimental (Yoga group, YG) and control (Control group, CG) groups, in a web-based randomized controlled study. All participants were administered the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI); at baseline and following an eight-week online Hatha yoga intervention.RESULTS:
The YG showed significant reductions in depression (-56.1%; Z = 5.67, p < 0.01, r = 0.70) anxiety (-64.3%; Z = 5.27, p < 0.01, r = 0.65) and stress (-68.2%; Z = 5.86, r = 0.73) scores, while the CG showed a significant increase in depression. In addition, the total PSQI score of the YG was considerably lower during follow-up (3.38 ± 2.02, p < 0.05) than at baseline (4.8 ± 32, p < 0.05), which indicates an improvement of the quality of sleep. The proportion of individuals experiencing good sleep from the YG increased from 63% to 85% after the Hatha yoga intervention.CONCLUSION:
The use of a web-based Hatha Yoga intervention program was associated with a beneficial effect on the mental health and quality of sleep in older adults.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Yoga
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Psychological Distress
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COVID-19
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Sleep Quality
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Complement Ther Clin Pract
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Obstetrics
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Perinatology
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Complementary Therapies
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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