Effectiveness of super brain yoga for children with hyperactivity disorder.
Author: Farahani PV1, Hekmatpou D1, Khonsari AH2, Gholami M3
Affiliation:
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Science, Arak, Iran.
2Jalal All Ahmad, Tehran, Iran.
3Valiasr 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.
© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
KEYWORDS: children; hyperactivity disorder; super brain yoga
PMID: 29427513 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12266
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