STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRANAYAMA ON STRESS AMONG ELDERLY
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 8
Abstract
Aim: Aim of our study was to assess the effect of pranayama on pretest & post test stress level in elderly control & experimental group. Study Design: An Institution based true experimental case control study was conducted on elderly people for a period of 4.2.2011 to 7.3.2011 residing in Pingalwara Amritsar. Study comprises randomly selected elderly of both sex including 30 subjects each in experimental & control group. Exclusion criteria was age below 60years, elderly residing outside pingalwara and those not willing to participate. Methodology: Simple Random sampling technique & Standarized tool was used for method of collection of data. Pretest stress level was analyzed in both groups by Depression anxiety stress Scale & then Pranayama therapy was introduced to Experimental group & then Post test stress level was assessed in both the groups by Depression anxiety stress Scale. Results: Paired ‘t’ test reveals that there is significant (p <0.05) difference between pretest & posttest stress scores of experimental group as during pretest 10% had extreme severe & 30% had severe further 33% had moderate & 27% of them had mild stress. However during post test only 3% had extremly severe & 10% had severe further 47% had moderate and 40% of them had mild level of stress. Pretest and Post test level of stress among the control group reveals that in the pretest 10% had extreme severe stress & 20% of the elderly had severe stress further 40% had moderate & 30% of them had mild stress. However during post test 7% had extreme severe level of stress & 20% had severe stress further 40% of the elderly had moderate and 33% of them had mild level of stress.
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Manpreet Saini, Mamta Kandwal, Gurpreet Saini
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