Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

M. Anbarasu ¹, V. Chandramohan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, IN

Abstract

Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness characterized by irritability, palpitation, dry mouth, tension and a feeling of impending doom. A large population of number of people suffering from high anxiety is school students. Yoga helps students directly to hold his / her physical fitness, forces in balance and indirectly to develop his / her mental powers. The aim of the present study was to find out the effectiveness of Yogic Exercise Therapy (Yoga) in the management of anxiety among students. Three hundred healthy and well motivated school students, 150 Boys and 150 Girls, studying Higher Secondary Course (+2), age ranging from 15 to 18 years, constituted as a sample for the present study. School students were administered with State Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) to find out the level of anxiety. Out of 300, 40 school students, suffering from anxiety, willing to participate in the study, were divided into two groups such as Control and Experimental groups (Yoga). Out of 40, 20 students: 10 Boys and 10 Girls each were allotted to Control and Experimental groups. Experimental group was exposed to certain selected yogic exercises, twice a day, morning and evening, for duration of thirty minutes, for one month whereas Control group was not exposed to any therapeutic intervention. Students were practicing Yoga in their respective school premises. Yoga Classes were organised separately for the boys and girls. Comparison of Mean Pre and Post test State and Trait Anxiety Percentile Rank (PR) between Control and Yoga Groups showed that there is an extremely significant difference (P < 0.0001) existing in the performance. Yoga group was better (P < 0.0001) than the Control group in the management of anxiety. Girls were better (P < 0.0001) than the Boys in overcoming the ill-effects of anxiety through Yogic Exercise Therapy. It was evident from the Follow up that students, who were practicing yoga regularly, could sustain the psychological wellbeing even after three months of therapeutic intervention. Regular practice of yoga helped to overcome anxiety and enhanced attention and concentration in their studies. Of all the techniques, Yoga is one of the most economical, less time consuming and the most effective method of management of anxiety among school students.

Keywords

Yoga and Management of Anxiety, Psychological Wellbeing, STAI, School Students.

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Shanthi Kannan ¹, V. Chandramohan ², S. Ramesh Kannan ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Research and Development, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Annamalai University, Anniamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, IN
3 Department of Neurology, PIMS, Pondicherry, IN

Abstract

Cognttwe impairment in Mild Traumatic Bram Injury (mTBI), which is usually ignored, may persist into later period of life m some individuals, affecting the functional recovery, like returning back to normal. Neuropsychological assessment plays a pivotal role before and after the management. The aim of the present study IS to measure the memory impairment, following mTBI, and to find out the efficacy of Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy (CogSMART) in the management of neuropsychological issues among minor head injured individuals for duration of twelve weeks. PGl Memory Scale, a subtest of PGl battery of Bram Dysfunction has been administered to the subjects, before and after Cognitive Retraining. The objective of the present study is to measure the level of various cognitive skills such as intelligence and memory among head-injured subjects. Once it is measured at an early stage, the subject can be rehabilitated easily through Cognitive Retraining. The sample consisted of ninety subjects with mTBI with in forty-eight hours of admission to the emergency unit of Neurosciences in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Chennai, India. Out of ninety, sixty-six patients, who are having memory impairment, are divided into two homogenous Groups - Control and Experimental Groups: thirty-three subjects each are assigned to Control and Experimental Groups. Experimental Group is exposed to CogSMART for duration of twelve weeks, which includes psychoeducation, regarding TBI: strategies to improve sleep, fatigue, headaches, tension, compensatory cognitive strategies in the domains of prospective memory, attention, learning and memory and executive functioning. On the other hand. Control Group is not exposed to any such intervention. Pretest and Posttest Dysfunction Rating scores of both the Groups are compared. Results clearly indicate that there IS a significant improvement (p <0.0001) on memory of the Experimental Group, compared to the Control Group. Findings of the present study have proved the fact that CogSMART is one of the most effective techniques of improving cognitive dysfunction among individuals with mTBI. Cognitive Rehabihtation helps to increase the efficiency m the workplace and happiness in the family life.

Keywords

MTBI, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Retraining, CogSMART, Pgimemory Scale.

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