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Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Randomized Control Trial

2025-11-20T06:02:47Z

Title: Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Randomized Control Trial Authors: Srinivas, M1; Patil, N. J.1,2; Prabhakar, K. 3 and; Jagmohan4, S. V. Abstract: Introduction: Yoga is emerging as one of the holistic approaches to respiratory diseases. The scope of yoga is expanding in communicable diseases with physical, mental, and societal benefits. Aim and Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the effect of integrated yoga as an adjuvant therapy to the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) on assessing health‑related Quality of Life (QoL) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Setting and Design: A randomized controlled trail study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methodology: The study screened 826 PTB patients; 72 patients were found suitable and agreed to participate. The PTB patients were randomly assigned to either a yoga group (n = 36) or a control group (n = 36) using the sequentially numbered opaque sealed envelope technique. The control group received standard‑of‑care treatment as per NTEP, and the yoga group practiced 45 min of integrated yoga for 8 weeks along with standard of care. The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used to collect the data at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention. Results: The results of within‑group comparisons in both the groups showed that there was a significant improvement in physical (P < 0.01), psychological (P < 0.01), and social (P < 0.01), with P ≤ 0.05 being considered statistically significant except environmental domain. Between groups, analysis shows that in the preintervention, there was no difference between the yoga and control group as P ˃ 0.05. After the yoga intervention, there was an enhancement in QoL scores with three domains except the environmental domain (P = 0.28). Conclusion: The study evidence supports the use of yoga as a complementary therapy for the NTEP in patients with PTB may improve their QoL.

Effect of classical hathayoga on executive functions among corporate employees

2025-11-19T09:17:58Z

Title: Effect of classical hathayoga on executive functions among corporate employees Authors: Makwana Megha, Nitinkumar1*; Dr. Chandrasinhji, Jhala2; Dr.Vijayakumar, PS3; Darji, Mehul4 Abstract: Background: In the fast-paced and demanding corporate world, the need for strategies to enhance cognitive abilities, particularly executive functions, has garnered increasing attention. Yoga, a holistic practice originating from ancient Eastern traditions, has gained popularity as a potential intervention to address the cognitive demands placed on modern professionals. The objective of this study was to determine whether classical hata yoga practice enhances the executive functions resulting in improved cognitive functions and reduction in perceived stress levels. Material and Methods: One hundred corporate employee subjects who had enrolled in a six months classical hatayoga practice. Their ages ranged between 24 and 50 years (group average ±S.D., 31.04±4.5 years). Those who have any chronic illness and mental illness, and those who are not willing to participate were excluded. Classical hata yoga practice was given for six months, 1hours/daily 5 days a week. At baseline and following six months, all participants completed SLCT, DLST, DVT and PSS. Results: Classical hata yoga practice showed significant change in both SLCT and DLST scores, increase (P-value< 0.000) in total attempted score, significant increase (P-value<0.000) in net score, significant reduction in wrongly attempted score (P-value<0.00) in yoga group compared to the non-significant improvements of control group, also there was significant change in total time taken and wrong attempts (P-value<0.00) of DVT in Yoga group compare to the control group, PSS scores were also significantly reduced (P-value<0.00) in Yoga group compared to control group, there was a significant improvement in all the variables of yoga group compare to the control when compared between groups through Mann–Whitney test.

Development & Validation of Yoga Based Intervention for Elders with Long Covid

2025-11-19T08:28:53Z

Title: Development & Validation of Yoga Based Intervention for Elders with Long Covid Authors: Dr.Vijayakumar, PS1; Sahana, AU2 Abstract: Context: The term "long COVID" refers to a group of symptoms that continue to bother people who have recovered from the SARS-CoV-2 infection. At least 65 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have long COVID. Yoga practices can enhance innate immunity as well as mental health, which supports the use of yoga as an adjunctive therapy for long Covid-19. Yoga's ability to boost immunity may assist to minimize the severity of the sickness by preventing an excessively strong immune response to the cytokine storm, which is a major contributor in the worsening of the condition. Aim: This research documents the creation and approval of a yoga-based intervention (YBI) for elderly people with long COVID. Materials and Methods: The first part involved developing a yoga-based intervention based on a review of classic literature and recently published research papers. In the second step, 30 subject matter (yoga) experts confirmed the proposed module. The content-validity ratio (CVR) was determined using Lawshe's formula. Result: For the development of a yoga-based intervention for seniors with long COVID, appropriate yoga practices were introduced. The final yoga-based intervention module included yoga practices with a CVR ≥ 0.333, which were evaluated by 30 yoga experts and approved in faculty group discussion. Conclusion: The yoga techniques were created and approved for YBI for elderly people with long COVID. Thirty yoga experts validated the YBI design using Lawshe's content validity criteria.

Western Historical Perspectives Of Panic Disorder – An Overview

2025-08-12T09:27:54Z

Title: Western Historical Perspectives Of Panic Disorder – An Overview Authors: Vishwa Sree Yadla; NJ Patil; Prabhakar K Abstract: This article deals about essential parts of the history of an idea of the panic disorder and show how vital its opinion is for clinical and research progress. Several stories and works of fiction have talked about panic disorder, an ancient examples is the Greek God Pan, from whom we derive the word "panic." The medical approach reached its peak in the first half of the 19th century and in the second half of the 19th century, anxiety symptoms began to change slowly but steadily. In the 20th century it was stated by Mayer-Gross ( 1954) that panic disorder was caused by genetic, biological, and psychological factors. Anxiety was divided into phobic and straightforward nervous states. In 1964, Donald Klein stated that tricyclic antidepressants like imipramine helped people with these disorders. There was also therapeutic growth in the fields of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” was changed by what he observed and said. For the first time ever, a list published by the officials used the phrase "panic disorder." During the most recent few decades of the 20th century, there was a lot of discussion about some biological theories about etiology. Some of them like The "False Suffocation Alarm Theory," written by Donald Klein in 1993, and the Fear Network. These theories are accepted based on studies in cognitive, breathing, thinking, physiology, biochemistry, and lab work tests. In the last 80 years, basic and clinical research has helped us figure out panic disorders that have changed over time and how resultant treatments have changed.