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01-12-2010

Effects of integrated yoga on quality of life and interpersonal relationship of pregnant women

Auteurs: Abbas Rakhshani, Satyapriya Maharana, Nagarathna Raghuram, Hongasandra R. Nagendra, Padmalatha Venkatram

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 10/2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of integrated yoga on the quality of life and interpersonal relationships in normal pregnant women.

Methods

One hundred and two pregnant women between 18 and 20 weeks of gestation who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the obstetric units in Bangalore and were randomly assigned to two groups of yoga (n = 51) and control (n = 51). Women with medical conditions that could potentially lead to pregnancy complications and those with abnormal fetal parameters were excluded. The yoga group received integrated yoga while control group received standard antenatal exercises, both for 1-h three times a week from 20th to 36th week of gestation. Pre and post assessments were done using WHOQOL-100 and FIRO-B questionnaires.

Results

Of the six domains of WHOQOL-100, between groups analysis showed significant improvements in the yoga group compared to the control in the physical (P = 0.001), psychological (P < 0.001), social (P = 0.003), and environmental domains (P = 0.001). In FIRO-B, the yoga group showed significant improvements in ‘Expressed Inclusion’ (P = 0.02) and ‘Wanted Control’ (P = 0.009) domains compared to the control group.

Conclusion

The integrated yoga is an efficacious means of improving the quality of life of pregnant women and enhancing certain aspects of their interpersonal relationships.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Effects of integrated yoga on quality of life and interpersonal relationship of pregnant women
Auteurs
Abbas Rakhshani
Satyapriya Maharana
Nagarathna Raghuram
Hongasandra R. Nagendra
Padmalatha Venkatram
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 10/2010
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9709-2

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