Author: Shohani M1, Badfar G2, Nasirkandy MP3, Kaikhavani S4, Rahmati S5, Modmeli Y6, Soleymani A7, Azami M8
Affiliation:
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
2Department of Pediatrics, Behbahan School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Science, Behbahan, Iran.
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
4Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Faculty of medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
5M.Sc. Student of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
6M.Sc. Student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
7M.Sc. in Management, Department of Finance, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.
8Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Conference/Journal: Int J Prev Med.
Date published: 2018 Feb 21
Other:
Volume ID: 9 , Pages: 21 , Special Notes: doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_242_16. eCollection 2018. , Word Count: 154
Background: In recent decades, several medical and scientific studies on yoga proved it to be very useful in the treatment of some diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of yoga on stress, anxiety, and depression in women living in Ilam, Iran.
Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-post test. To collect data, the questionnaire of DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21) was used. For eligible samples, hatha yoga exercises and training sessions were held for 4 weeks (3 time/weeks; 60-70 min each) by a specialist. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: 52 women with a mean age of 33.5 ± 6.5 were included for analysis. Depression, anxiety, and stress decreased significantly in women after 12 sessions of regular hatha yoga practice (P < 0.001).
Conclusions: Yoga has an effective role in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Thus, it can be used as complementary medicine.
KEYWORDS: Anxiety; depression; stress; women; yoga
PMID: 29541436 PMCID: PMC5843960 DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_242_16
