Short term effect of integrated Yoga on anxiety, stress and heart rate variability in first year medical student
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Medical students are exposed to various stresses which is known to affect cardiovascular system which can be assessed by noting the heart rate variability HRVAims To assess the anxiety stress and HRV in first year medical students and study the effect of one month integrated yoga intervention on themMaterials and Methods Spielberger statetrait anxiety inventory STAI and Perceived stress scale PSS were administered to 150 first year medical students 60 students with a high anxiety and stress score were selected on the basis of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided into study and control groups A baseline HRV was documented on all 60 students 30 students in the study group underwent supervised yoga intervention for one month Post interventional assessments of anxiety stress and HRV were done in both groups study and control group Paired t test was used to determine the statistical difference in pre and post interventions and independent t test was used to determine the statistical difference between control and study groupsResults There was significant decrease in anxiety state and perceived stress with yoga intervention Heart rate variability revealed that SDNN RMSSD Mean HR were significantly higher andnbsp LF LFHF ratio were significantly reduced after one month practice of yoga showing a shift towards parasympathetic dominanceConclusions Integrated yoga intervention showed significantly decreases in state anxiety and perceived stress and a shift towards parasympathetic dominance in heart rate variability However the anxiety trait didnrsquot show significant improvement
Authors and Affiliations
Sumitra Sudharkodhy, Karthiyanee Kutty, N J Patil, Vinutha Shankar
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-2126.2018.0022
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