Impact of Yoga Practice on Level of Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Anxiety
COVID-19 pandemic
Depression
Stress
Yoga practice
Journal
Materia socio-medica
ISSN: 1512-7680
Titre abrégé: Mater Sociomed
Pays: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ID NLM: 101281595
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
12
01
2022
accepted:
24
02
2022
entrez:
6
10
2022
pubmed:
7
10
2022
medline:
7
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major cause of stress and anxiety worldwide. It has generated stress among people from all sections of society, especially to workers who have been assigned to cater to healthcare service or those constrained to secure daily essential items. Yoga practice is actively sought to achieve reduced anxiety and stress so that improved sleep may positively impact immunity. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether those who practice Yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic have lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression than those who do not. The sample consists of 51 females who have been attending Yoga sessions for many years and who continued this practice during the COVID-19 pandemic twice a week. The control group consisted of 50 non-Yoga respondents. The survey was conducted during April 2021. The Revised Event Impact Scale (IES-R) (4) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatis, 1993) were used to assess stress. Student T-test was used to check the statistical significance of differences. In our research yoga practitioners show a statistically significantly lower average severity of stress symptoms compared to those who do not practice yoga on 5 of the 6 stress indicators shown. The only statistically significant difference was not obtained on the measure of total number of symptoms (PST). The results suggest that yoga practice during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with lower levels of stress, anxiety and depression.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major cause of stress and anxiety worldwide. It has generated stress among people from all sections of society, especially to workers who have been assigned to cater to healthcare service or those constrained to secure daily essential items. Yoga practice is actively sought to achieve reduced anxiety and stress so that improved sleep may positively impact immunity.
Objective
UNASSIGNED
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether those who practice Yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic have lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression than those who do not.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
The sample consists of 51 females who have been attending Yoga sessions for many years and who continued this practice during the COVID-19 pandemic twice a week. The control group consisted of 50 non-Yoga respondents. The survey was conducted during April 2021. The Revised Event Impact Scale (IES-R) (4) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatis, 1993) were used to assess stress. Student T-test was used to check the statistical significance of differences.
Results
UNASSIGNED
In our research yoga practitioners show a statistically significantly lower average severity of stress symptoms compared to those who do not practice yoga on 5 of the 6 stress indicators shown. The only statistically significant difference was not obtained on the measure of total number of symptoms (PST).
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The results suggest that yoga practice during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with lower levels of stress, anxiety and depression.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36199848
doi: 10.5455/msm.2022.34.118-120
pii: MSM-34-118
pmc: PMC9478528
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
118-120Informations de copyright
© 2022 Selma Sinanovic, Ana Vidacek, Mirsad Muftic.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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