The purpose of this research was to find out the impact of yoga practices on the anxiety and subjective well being of senior citizens living in retirement home. Aging is a series of processes that begin with life and continue throughout the life span. The physiological changes that are part of the ...
Effect of Yoga Practice on Anxiety and Subjective Well Being of Aged of Old Age
Home
The purpose of this research was to find out the impact of yoga practices on the anxiety
and subjective well being of senior citizens living in retirement home. Aging is a series of
processes that begin with life and continue throughout the life span. The physiological
changes that are part of the aging process are often accompanied by behavioral and
psychological changes. Anxiety in elderly people is one of the major problems in modern
world. Especially many elderly people experience anxiety as a result of living in
retirement home. Because people lose their friendship networks and that they find it more
difficult to initiate new friendships and to belong to new networks. This experimental
research study illustrates how yoga practice affects anxiety and subjective well being of
elderly people in retirement home.
The participants for this study were 33 elderly persons including 16 elderly men and 17
elderly women in the age group of 60 to 70 years from two retirement homes. This
purposively selected sample was exposed to a yoga-training program for a period of
twelve weeks. Their level of anxiety and subjective well being were measured on Sinha
Anxiety scale and Nagpal and Sell’s Subjective wellbeing Inventory prior to their
enrolment for yoga training as well as after three months during that period the
participant’s regularly practicing yoga.
According to the results of the study, the mean Sinha Anxiety Scale before the training
of yoga was 32.43 whereas the mean score after three months of the training of the yoga
on the anxiety scale was 21.75. The difference between the two conditions before and
after the training of yoga is significant suggesting that there is significant decrease in the
level of anxiety. This research implies that there is a significant difference in well being
before and after the training of yoga. The results of this study support findings of
Seaward (1999) who reported that habitual yogic practice increases mental homeostasis
characterized by increased concentration and awareness which helps in achieving a
greater sense of well being.
It is clear that the yoga training will significantly decrease anxiety and promote well
being. Yoga practice increases the human potential and improves mind body connection
in a positive manner.
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders observed in the modern
world and exercise is considered vital for reducing it. The article you summarized which
shows the effectiveness of the aerobic dance and progressive relaxation training in
,anxiety reduction, I consider as an interesting topic in the field of psychology.
LeBouthillier, 2015 proves that one bout of aerobic exercise is effective in reducing
anxiety sensitivity which provides a strong evidence to support the above article.
According to his results, individuals in the aerobic exercise group experienced significant
reductions in anxiety sensitivity compare to the control group. Moreover he suggests that
aerobic exercise may have important clinical implications as a temporary alternative
when psychological services are not immediately available and it could be used as an
adjunct to psychotherapy in order to enhance its effectiveness. Further studies should be
done to understand the potential of aerobic exercise as a temporary substitute for
psychotherapy aimed at reducing anxiety related psychopathology.
Use alternative and complementary therapies with mainstream medicine for treating
anxiety has gained the momentum. Aromatherapy is one of the complementary
therapies, which use essential oils as the major therapeutic agents to treat anxiety. I
found this article interesting and informative. According to Fradelos, 2014 essential oils
can affect a person psychology and regulate emotions. In his study, the anxiety level of
the aromatherapy group was significantly lower than that of the control group. He
explains that inhalation of molecules in the essential oil cause the release of
neurochemical substances and resulting in the relaxation, tranquility, and relieve nerves
and hence of nerve centers in the brain. Aromatherapy causes various actions favorable
for patients such as relaxation, reductions in anxiety there for could be applied as a
complementary therapy for people with anxiety symptoms.
Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for
survivors of breast cancer
This article, titled “Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR) for survivors of breast cancer” contributes to an emerging focus on determining
how mindfulness-based interventions work in cancer populations. A cancer diagnosis can
have a huge impact on most patients, families, and caregivers. Many cancer patients
continue to have high levels of anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, and sleep difficulties
after completion of primary treatments. In addition to conventional educational
counseling and cognitive behavioral interventions, most breast cancer survivors use
complementary and alternative medicine therapies to reduce psychological distress. One
particularly promising type of complementary and alternative therapies is mindfulness
based stress reduction, a standardized form of meditation and yoga.
There were 84 female breast cancer survivors (stages 0–III) who are within 18 months of
treatment completion with surgery and adjuvant radiation and/or chemotherapy. They
were randomly assigned to a 6-week MBSR program designed to self regulate arousal to
stressful circumstances or symptoms or to usual care. Outcome measures were compared
at 6 weeks by random assignment included validated measures of psychological status
and psychological and physical subscales of quality of life.
According to the results of the study patients assigned to MBSR had significantly lower
levels of depression, anxiety, and fear of recurrence compare to the usual care patients. At
the same time this MBSR program provided supportive interaction between group
members to practice meditation and apply mindfulness in daily situations and such
supportive interaction alone may be expected to yield positive health effects. Even
though the extent of practice with the program influences its overall therapeutic benefit,
yet attendance alone appears to favorably affect psychological status. These findings have
important implications outside of this study population. Specifically, for cancer patients
who are more severely distressed and limited in their ability to attend 2 hour weekly in
class sessions, modifications that reduce the demands of the MBSR program may still be
of clinical value in terms of improving overall psychological well being. Future studies
should evaluate modified MBSR programs for advanced stage cancer patients.
, Depression and anxiety are the most common types of mental disorders. Anxiety and
depression have been found to be more prevalent among adolescent students than the
general population. Frequently, these students are struggling academically. Low class
attendance, failing to turn in assignments, lack of focus, and difficulty taking tests are
some examples of these struggles and finally this can be lead to withdrawing from
courses. Various studies have been proposed as effective therapies for anxiety,
therapeutic methods such as medications and cognitive- behavioral methods, one of these
therapies is the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). The article you
summarized
which shows the effectiveness of the MBSR for reducing anxiety, enhancing self-control
and improving academic performance among adolescent students, I consider as a useful
article, which addresses a current problem. Hong Ye, 2017 also illustrates that the stress
and anxiety levels of students were reduced significantly after the MBSR program
compare to the non-MBSR students. According to his results, the principle of the
mindfulness training emphasizes the admission without judgment of individuals to the
affairs. As a result, people under the treatment get to know that the mind is wandering
inside thoughts, memories or fantasies, and they must revert their attention to the present,
whenever possible and without regard to the content and nature. Furthermore it increases
self- regulation skills in a person, which includes the control of the emotions and
cognitive aspects of social situations. Grossman, 2004 explains that mindfulness causes
interaction between two hemispheres and between limbic system and cerebral cortex.
One part of the therapeutic effect is due to anxiety by stimulating left hemisphere activity
and reducing the right hemisphere activity; therefore mindfulness can reduce anxiety by
affecting brain's hemispheres. In general, it can be argued that MBSR method is effective
in treating social anxiety through effects on biological foundations.
A mindfulness intervention represents a potentially useful strategy for developing
cognitive and emotion regulation skills associated with successful stress coping.
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