Enhancing awareness of yoga in health professions education students through a single interactive session: A pretest-post test study
Journal Title: Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim and objective All students enrolled in Health Professions Education HPE at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Pondicherry receive introductory yoga sessions during orientation programs conducted by their respective medical dental and nursing colleges at the beginning of their first year of training We conducted a pretestposttest study to evaluate initial yoga awareness amongst HPE students pretest and to assess the changes after a single interactive session of yoga theory and practice posttestMaterial and Methods 367 HPE students 196 F 171 M were divided into seven batches for participation in yoga sessions at the Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research CYTER The identical validated Yoga Awareness Questionnaire YAQ was given to them before and after the sessions to evaluate the changes in understanding knowledge about yoga and yoga therapyResults Posttest scores increased significantly p lt 0001 over both pretest scores The differences were significant for all batches of the medical dental and nursing students analysed separately as well as for the overall comparisons of HPE studentsConclusion Even a single interactive session of yoga theory and practice can result in significant improvements in the awareness and knowledge about yoga and yoga therapy thus setting the stage for future short and long term studies on the benefits for such studentsnbsp Keywords Yoga Health professions education Pretestpost test
Authors and Affiliations
Dayanidy G. , Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Meena Ramanataan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP488164
- DOI 10.18231/2393-8005.2018.0005
- Views 61
- Downloads 0
A study on impact of curriculum on knowledge of tuberculosis among medical students
India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world with over 2 million incident cases amounting to more than 1/5th (21%) of the global burden. With proper care and treatment, TB patients can be cured. But ina...
Effectiveness of educating the medical students about the “study skills”
Aims and Objectives: The primary purpose of this study is to establish effectiveness of Study Skills classes to teach medical students how to learn better as an aid in overall goal of better medical education. Materials...
A Trial of OSPE as a formative assessment tool in Physiolog
It’s a well known fact that assessment drives learning. Assessment for practical skills in medical education has lot of scope for improvement. Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) has been considered as one...
Mentorship in India: Changing scenario
Mentorship programs are integral part of the medical education across the globe. It is different from mere teaching, coaching and counseling. Mentorship in education is an age old concept in India. It was delivered throu...
Strengthening Learning Styles May Improve the Academic Performance of Slow Learners
Every learner has different learning styles. But many a times they are not aware about it. There is a need to make them aware and strengthen it instead of changing teaching tactics. Hence purpose of this study is find ou...