Effectiveness of super brain yoga for children with hyperactivity disorder.


Author: Farahani PV1, Hekmatpou D1, Khonsari AH2, Gholami M3

Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Science, Arak, Iran.

<sup>2</sup>Jalal All Ahmad, Tehran, Iran.

<sup>3</sup>Valiasr Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Conference/Journal: Perspect Psychiatr Care.
Date published: 2018 Feb 10
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  Special Notes: doi: 10.1111/ppc.12266. [Epub ahead of print]   ,  Word Count: 87  
    PURPOSE: This study aimed at determining the effectiveness of super brain yoga for children with hyperactivity disorder.



DESIGN AND METHOD: This quasiexperimental and interventional research was conducted on 80 school-age children through a pretest-posttest design.



RESULTS: Results showed that there was a significant difference between the means of severity of hyperactivity disorder before (75.1) and after the intervention (63.5) (p < .001).



PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Practicing super brain yoga reduced the symptoms of hyperactivity disorder among the school-age children.



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KEYWORDS: children; hyperactivity disorder; super brain yoga



PMID: 29427513  DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12266