MSCYT Dissertations (Yoga Therapy)
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Yoga Dissertations by Yoga Students at SVYASA. These pages present some efforts of SVYASA at Scientific Validation of Yoga, combining the best of the East with the best of the West
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Item Psychometric proferties of hindi version of self compassion scale in Indian population(S-VYASA, 2019-06) Raj, Rachna; S. K., RajeshBackground Self-compassion imply being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Objectives To measure the internal consistency of Hindi translated Version Self Compassion Scale (Neff, 2003) among adulthood. Further, to evaluate the divergent and convergent validity of Hindi version Self Compassion Scale. Methods Participants were 370adults (194 females and 176 males). Participants age ranged from 18 to 35 years with a mean of 24.58 age of years (SD=4.03). Participants were recruited from three different colleges at Khagaria district, Bihar, India. Participants were given self report questionnaire including demographic details, Hindi version of SCS, Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), and short Warwick-Edinburg Mantle Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). Data Analysis Computation of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) was done across the samples. For the construct validity, Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between Hindi version of SCS and other constructs. Results Cronbach’s α for the 26 item Hindi version Self Compassion Scale is 0.67 and ranged between 0.62 and 0.71 for the 6 subscales. Cronbach’s alphas for the SCS subscales were .51 for self-kindness, .47 for common humanity, .50 for mindfulness, .31 for self-judgment, .17 for isolation and .62 for over-identification. SCS was found to be positively related with Mindfulness and Well being scale and negatively related with SDHS. Conclusion: In summary, the current study the Hindi version of the Self-Compassion Scale has satisfactory validity. Further, research should again check its psychometric properties for Hindi version of SCS among Indian population. Key-words: self compassion, mindfulness, wellbeing, depression, reliability, validityItem Effect of yoga based lifestyle intervention on anxiety and depression in young adults - A questionnaires Based Study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Mahato, Dilip KumarBACKGROUND: Anxiety is commonly experience by every individual at some point or the other in life. It is one of the most prevalent mental health problems faced by young adults due to interpersonal or intrapersonal relationship and social challenges. Coleman has defined as“Anxiety is an internalized fear aroused by an impulse to commit mistakes”. In other words, anxiety is a feeling that can be normal reaction to stress. AIM: Aim of the study is evaluate the effect of two weeks yoga based lifestyle intervention on anxiety and depression with overall general health in young adults. METHOD: Total fifty two participants (36 male) ranging ages between 25 – 45 years (group average age ± Mean ± SD; 34.96 ± 9.76) (Mean ± SD; Male;34 ± 8.22) (Mean ± SD; female: 37.125, ±12.49) participated in the current study. All participants were recruited from the Arogyadhama (health home) of SVYASA University, Bengaluru based on mental health screening done by a qualified psychiatrist. Participants were residing in the at yoga centre. Demographic details of the participant of the study are given below the data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 20.00). Data was found normally distributed by Shapiro-Wilk test. Paired sample t test was used to see pre post changes. Result: There was significant reduction in Anxiety and depression scores as measured by using HADS tools depression (p= > 0.00, - 32%) and anxiety (p= > 0.001, -23 %) after two weeks of yoga practices. And there was another significant reduction in Anxiety and depression among the subjects on using GHQ (p= >0.01, -1.97%). Conclusion: The conclusion of this particular study was Yoga based life style intervention may have beneficial effects on psychological illness and improves mental functions. The yoga intervention reported the beneficial effects on overall health outcomes following 13 days yoga in young adults.Item Efficacy of IAYT on Depression, Anxiety and QOL in Hypertensive Patients(S-VYASA, 2016-01-12) Jayanth, B.M.Hypertension is a most important public health challenge and leading cause of morbidity and mortality both in developing and developed countries.Item Effect of yoga on sleep quality, depression and psychological distress among women geriatric population: a pilot study(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Lucas, Arockia S.Background Poor sleep quality, depression and psychological distress are considered as the most frequently seen problems in elderly. Yoga being non-invasive, cost effective and safe intervention among complementary and alternative medicine. Earlier studies reported the potential role of yoga in management of psychological problems like depression, distress and in enhancing the quality of sleep.z Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess the role of yoga in sleep quality, depression, and psychological distress in elderly women. Methodology: 25 women with an age range between 60 to 85 from Sharanya Trust an old age home, Madurai were enrolled in this study. All the participate underwent yoga practice consist of asana (Yogic postures), pranayama (yogic breathing practices) and relaxation techniques, one and half housr daily for six days a week for one month. Patient health Questionnaire (PHQ 9), General Health Quessionaire GHQ 12 and Pitberger’s sleep quality index were administered before and after the intervention. Results: There was significant reduction in depression (p> 0.001), psychological distress (p> 0.001) and there was significant improvement in sleep quality index (p> 0.001) at the end one of one moth of yoga practice Conclusions: 4 weeks of intense yoga practice in women geriatric living in oldage home, lead to significant reduction in distress, depression, and improvement in Sleep qualityItem Effect of mind sound resonance technique on anxiety, epression and fatigue in working women(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Anita PatilObjectives: The present study aimed at assessing the efficacy of a yoga technique called Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) on working women’s stress level reduction with an age range 30 to 50. Material and Methods: In this randomized two group pre post study, 60 subjects were assigned to two groups (yoga, n=30) and (control, n=30). The yoga group received yogic MSRT for 25 minutes in supine position for 20 days and control group continued with their routine work without any yoga intervention. All instructions of MSRT technique were given verbally. MSRT provides deep relaxation for both mind and body by introspective experience of the sound resonance in the whole body while repeating the syllables A, U, M and Om and a long chant (Mahamrityunjaya mantra) several times in a meaningful sequence. Both the groups had pre and post assessments using HADS (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale) and PFS (Piper Fatigue Scale) questionnaires. Result: The result showed significant reduction (p<0.05, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test) in all six variables which are anxiety, depression and fatigue’s four dimensions- behavioral, affective meaning, sensory and cognitive, in experimental group after 20 days (25 min per day) practice of MSRT. Whereas in control group only two variables depression and fatigue’s behavioral dimension showed significant reduction in score. Mann-Whitney test was conducted to compare the results between group, experimental and control. Three variables showed significant results (p<0.05) anxiety and two dimensions of fatigue sensory and cognitive. Conclusion: The assessment and data analysis clearly shows that 20 days practice of MSRT significantly reduced the anxiety, depression and fatigue score of the participants, while improvement was none in the control group. These findings need confirmation from studies with a larger sample size, which are implicated in the future.Item “Integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT)” for neurology and oncology, asthma and hypertension, anxiety and depression, arthritis, back pain, diabetes mellitus, gastro- intestinal disorders and obesity and PPH(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Kanwar, Sonal“Behind every sick man, there is a spiritual man. Behind a diabetic, there is a yogi. Behind a man suffering from depression, there is an aspirant. When a patient comes for help one should teach him yoga and make him better. Of course his sickness should be treated, but one should not stop there. One should take that person further into the spiritual domain of life” By Swami Satyananda Saraswati. The study to 16 cases of 16 aliments is presented in this dissertation, which ultimately proved IAYT is an effective way to handle vast range of illness and health conditions, through management, cure & prevention. In many cases signs and symptoms of illness were reduce & their drugs/ medication which they have been taking for years started weaning. Some got a handle of on their lives through corrective measures of dealing with life by following yogic life style... Others benefitted by the calm and serene environment, which contributed to overall healing. This dissertation is divided into 2 main parts: Part I: It includes introduction, concepts of yoga and its Integrated Approach to Yoga therapy (IAYT) Part II: It includes brief description of 16 diseases undertaken during on job training at Arogyadhama along with case studies with their respective causes, signs & symptoms & general line of treatment, ending it’s with a conclusion.Item Effect of two week yoga intervention on psychological states in orphanage children: a single arm study(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Kumar, RavishankarBackground: Anxiety, Depression and Low Self-esteem are considered as the most prominent psychological problems seen in Orphanage Children. Yoga being non-invasive, cost effective and safe intervention among complementary and alternative medicine, seems feesible to be applied. Earlier studies have reported signicant effect of Yoga intervention on other similar psychological factors like self-concept, self-efficacy and cognitive functions etc. in orphanage children. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess the role of Yoga intervention on psychological states like Anxiety, Depression and Self-esteem in Orphanage Children. Methodology: 34 Orphange Children (Boys = 27 & Girls = 7) with an age range between 12 to 20 years (12.55 ± 4.52{Boys}, 12 ± 4.18 {Girls}) from Manav Mandir Gurukul, orphanage in New Delhi 110 013, were enrolled in this study. All the Subjests underwent Yoga intervention consist of asana (Yogic postures), pranayama (Yogic breathing practices) and Yogic relaxation techniques, one hour (60 Minutes) daily for Fifteen days. Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) and Rosenberg Self-esteem scale were administered before and after the intervention. Results: There was significant redcutionin in anxiety (P = 0.001; -32.95%), depression (P = 0.001; -32.98%) and there was significant improvement in self esteem (P = 0.001; 19.24%). Conclusions: 2 weeks (15 days) of intense yoga practice lead to significant reduction in anxiety and depression and improved self esteem.Item Long term effect of yoga on anxiety, depression, and distress in school teachers(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Tarade, Pradeep B.Background: Some teachers are continued to teach perhaps with psychotic or psychoneurological illness. Also pervious research studies found that stress factors and professional burnout are found to be high in school teachers. Long term yoga practices are found to have effect in reducing the anxiety and depression levels. Aim: To study the effect of long term yoga practice on psychological and cognitive variables in school teachers. Methodology: 56 school teachers from secondary residing in Bangalore were recruited for this study. 28 teachers (12 male) were regular practitioner of yoga since 28 teachers (10 male) who were having no exposure to yoga were taken in control group. There was no significant difference in change, education, gender and social-economic status in between group. Result: Significantly less anxiety and distress was found in yoga group than control group. There was decreased depression and fatigue and improving sleep quality in yoga group which were not statistically significant. Conclusion: This study suggest that long term practice of yoga helps in reducing stress and anxiety in school teachers which is now a day a common problem. Yoga should be the part of occupational curriculum for school teachers. Thus it helps the teachers to reducing the stress levels and will helpful to the students for better guidance and understandingItem Part I: Concept Katarata in Yoga and Spiritual Lore Part II: Influence of Yoga Program on Anxiety and Depression in Subjects Attending a 1 Week Yoga Camp(Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA), 2008) Surya Narayan PThe meaning of Kātaratā is anxiety, Distressed, grieved, agitated, perplexed, confused. Uncertainty in the mind is also the reason for anxiety.Item Effect of Intigrated Approach of Yoga Therapy on Implicit and Explicit Depression in Obese(S-VYASA, 2014-08-27) Kumar.P.S. VijayaBackground: Obesity and depression pose a definite problem in terms of their physical and their mental health threats at an individual level. Obese individuals are more likely to report stronger depressive symptoms. Studies have shown that yoga practices reduce depressive symptoms and improve psychological and physical wellbeing. Objective: The aims of the study were to, (1) To study the effect of IAYT on Implicit depression in obesity. (2) To study the effect of IAYT on Explicit depression in obesity. (3) To study the effect of IAYT on congruence between implicit and explicit depression in obesity. (4) To study the effect of IAYT on anthropometric variables in obesity. (5) To study the effect of IAYT on clinical variables in obesity. Materials and Methods : In this short-term interventional study with a pre-post design on 70 participants with obesity. Were taught integrated yoga module. It included asanas, pranayama, relaxation, notional correction and devotional sessions. Assessment were carried out on the 1st and 7th day of the therapy, using a Implicit association test(IAT) to measure the implicit depression, BDI-II questionnaire and feeling thermometer were used with help of inquisit.3 software. Results: Significant reduction in implicit and explicit depression, BMI, fat mass, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate respectively (p<0.05). Similarly, there was a significant reduction in incongruence between implicit and explicit measures (rs=-0.53) were observed after IAYT And there was an interesting finding which supports the earlier studies, obese are slightly depressed compare to non-obese group. Conclusion: This study provides evidence that Integrated approach of yoga therapy, a short term intensive program helps obese in Reducing depressive mood by both implicitly and explicitly, Reducing the incongruence between implicit and explicit cognition, Shows obese are mild depressed than non obese, The incongruence between implicit and explicit cognition is more in obese compared to non obese and also Reduces BMI, fat mass, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate.