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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy on Menopausal Symptoms among Women in a Selected Area at Mangaluru


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Background: Many menopausal women use complementary therapies to cope with the symptoms and yoga is one among them. The evidence suggesting that even the short-term practice of Yoga can decrease both psychological and physiological risk factors for menopausal symptoms.

Objectives: The experimental study assessed the effectiveness of yoga therapy on menopausal symptoms among perimenopausal women.

Materials and Method: A menopausal rating scale (10 items) was used to assess the effectiveness of yoga therapy among perimenopausal women.

Results: The mean post test score 51.3 in the experimental group were found to be lesser than the mean pre-test scores 70.0. Mean post-test scores 69.3 and mean pre-test stress scores 72.9 in the control group had some variation. In order to find the significant difference, unpaired ‘t’ test was computed for experimental group (‘t’(49) =25.27; p <0.001) and control group (‘t’(49) =-7.8; p <0.001).

Conclusion: The study concludes by showing that yoga therapy was effective to reduce some menopausal symptoms of women.


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Menopausal Symptoms, Yoga Therapy, Women.
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Authors

V. Amrutha
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
T. Vinaya Kumary
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Janet Prima Miranda
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Background: Many menopausal women use complementary therapies to cope with the symptoms and yoga is one among them. The evidence suggesting that even the short-term practice of Yoga can decrease both psychological and physiological risk factors for menopausal symptoms.

Objectives: The experimental study assessed the effectiveness of yoga therapy on menopausal symptoms among perimenopausal women.

Materials and Method: A menopausal rating scale (10 items) was used to assess the effectiveness of yoga therapy among perimenopausal women.

Results: The mean post test score 51.3 in the experimental group were found to be lesser than the mean pre-test scores 70.0. Mean post-test scores 69.3 and mean pre-test stress scores 72.9 in the control group had some variation. In order to find the significant difference, unpaired ‘t’ test was computed for experimental group (‘t’(49) =25.27; p <0.001) and control group (‘t’(49) =-7.8; p <0.001).

Conclusion: The study concludes by showing that yoga therapy was effective to reduce some menopausal symptoms of women.


Keywords


Menopausal Symptoms, Yoga Therapy, Women.

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