MSc Dissertations (Submitted by MSc Students)
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Item Effect of integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT) on psychological wellbeing in chronic low back pain patients(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Nayak, PadmanavaBackground: Chronic Low back pain is a big problem all over the world especially in City life, IT professions and is a leading cause of pain, disability and Psychological Distress in most countries worldwide. Design: Single group pre-post. Method: About 30 patients with LBP registered for a one week IAYT treatment at SVYASA, Holistic Health Centre in Bangalore, age range 20-60 of both gender were taken for the study. Pain and psychology related outcomes were assessed by the Visual analogue pain scale (VAPS), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form (OHQSF) and psychological well-being scale on chronic low back pain patients. At pre and post Yoga intervention. Data was analyzed using R studio, with Paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. Result: After the one week intervention of Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy (IAYT) in Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) patients, the VAPS showed significant reduction (p<.001) the OHQSF also showed statistically significant increase (p>0.049) in happiness, but, in case of Psychological well-being, the improvement observed was not statistically significant ( p > .05)Item Effect of yoga on perseverative cognition and pulmonary functions in hypertensive patients: A single arm pilot study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Lopamudra GuptaContext: Perseverative Cognition and prolonged stress is a new field of study associated with the prevalence of depression and anxiety with the possibility of a faulty breathing pattern adversely affecting the optimal functioning of the bodily systems. Yogic literature suggests the role of disturbed mind in deregulated breathing. However, no earlier scientific attempts have been made to understand their correlation. Aim: The aim of the study is to explore a possible relationship between Perseverative Cognition and Pulmonary functions in primary hypertension people and to understand the effect of Integrated Yoga Therapy in alleviating Perseverative Cognition. Design: Simple Pre-post study design. Methods: Participants with primary hypertension and not having any other complications, attending arogydhama integrated health-care centre were screened andnine subjects, both male and female, with the age range of 35-55 years were recruited for the study.They were investigated for their pulmonary functions, perseverative thinking and blood pressure at the start and at the end of 5 day therapeutic intervention. Results: There was a reduction in Core Ruminative Negative Thinking, Mental Capacity and Total Perseverative Thinking by 44.7%, 47.7%, 45.6% respectively and an improvement in Minute Ventilation, Tidal volume, Slow Vital Capacity and Expiratory Reserve Volume by 26.8%, 19.6%, 14.5% and 31.8% respectively. Conclusions: The pilot study shows the existence of a possible association existing between the pulmonary functions and perseverative cognition in hypertensive population.Item Effect of yoga on perseverative cognition and pulmonary functions in hypertensive patients: A single arm pilot study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Lopamudra GuptaContext: Perseverative Cognition and prolonged stress is a new field of study associated with the prevalence of depression and anxiety with the possibility of a faulty breathing pattern adversely affecting the optimal functioning of the bodily systems. Yogic literature suggests the role of disturbed mind in deregulated breathing. However, no earlier scientific attempts have been made to understand their correlation. Aim: The aim of the study is to explore a possible relationship between Perseverative Cognition and Pulmonary functions in primary hypertension people and to understand the effect of Integrated Yoga Therapy in alleviating Perseverative Cognition. Design: Simple Pre-post study design. Methods: Participants with primary hypertension and not having any other complications, attending arogydhama integrated health-care centre were screened and nine subjects, both male and female, with the age range of 35-55 years were recruited for the study.They were investigated for their pulmonary functions, perseverative thinking and blood pressure at the start and at the end of 5 day therapeutic intervention. Results: There was a reduction in Core Ruminative Negative Thinking, Mental Capacity and Total Perseverative Thinking by 44.7%, 47.7%, 45.6% respectively and an improvement in Minute Ventilation, Tidal volume, Slow Vital Capacity and Expiratory Reserve Volume by 26.8%, 19.6%, 14.5% and 31.8% respectively. Conclusions: The pilot study shows the existence of a possible association existing between the pulmonary functions and perseverative cognition in hypertensive population.Item Effect of yoga on perseverative cognition and pulmonary functions in hypertensive patients: A single arm pilot study(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Lopamudra GuptaContext: Perseverative Cognition and prolonged stress is a new field of study associated with the prevalence of depression and anxiety with the possibility of a faulty breathing pattern adversely affecting the optimal functioning of the bodily systems. Yogic literature suggests the role of disturbed mind in deregulated breathing. However, no earlier scientific attempts have been made to understand their correlation. Aim: The aim of the study is to explore a possible relationship between Perseverative Cognition and Pulmonary functions in primary hypertension people and to understand the effect of Integrated Yoga Therapy in alleviating Perseverative Cognition. Design: Simple Pre-post study design. Methods: Participants with primary hypertension and not having any other complications, attending arogydhama integrated health-care centre were screened and nine subjects, both male and female, with the age range of 35-55 years were recruited for the study.They were investigated for their pulmonary functions, perseverative thinking and blood pressure at the start and at the end of 5 day therapeutic intervention. Results: There was a reduction in Core Ruminative Negative Thinking, Mental Capacity and Total Perseverative Thinking by 44.7%, 47.7%, 45.6% respectively and an improvement in Minute Ventilation, Tidal volume, Slow Vital Capacity and Expiratory Reserve Volume by 26.8%, 19.6%, 14.5% and 31.8% respectively. Conclusions: The pilot study shows the existence of a possible association existing between the pulmonary functions and perseverative cognition in hypertensive population.Item State anxiety, mindfulness and heart rate variability dynamics in healthy adults(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Kurian, JintuBackground India is currently facing disorders in lifestyle, and resulting physical, mental, and social disharmony such anxiety, stress, worries, lack of awareness, variations in the heart rate. The epidemiological studies shows a hike from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases indicating that the adults are more prone for anxiety related, mindfulness related and heart rate related issues. Introduction Mindfulness has been conceptualized as the process of bringing attention and awareness to objects within the experience of the present moment with a non-judgmental and non-evaluative acceptance and openness. State anxiety (SA) can be conceptualized as “a state in which an individual is unable to instigate a clear pattern of behavior to remove or alter the event/object/interpretation that is threatening an existing goal. Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to beat to beat alterations in the heart rate and is associated with cardiac autonomic regulation. Correlational study design was used. Eighty three subjects were assessed using state anxiety and mindfulness questionnaire and heart rate variability measurement. There was no intervention, since our objective was to understand correlation between mindfulness, state anxiety and heart rate variability. Result: SMAAS, STAI and HRV were assessed to understand the correlation between these three variables. Results showed significant high negative correlation between SMAAS and STAI. STAI and LF of HRV is positively correlated whereas SMAAS and LF is negatively correlated. There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and HF, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio. Conclusion: There was a significant moderate negative correlation between STAI and, whereas SMAAS is positively correlated with HF. And also, there was a significant moderate positive correlation between STAI and LF/HF ratio and negative correlation between SMAAS and LF/HF ratio.Item Effect of yoga on perseverative thinking, mind wandering and mindfulness in unhealthy volunteers(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Jung, HayoonJung, Hayoon Contexts: A number of different psychological disorders have been found to be related to heightened levels of repetitive negative thinking and mind wandering. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess perseverative thinking, mind wandering and mindfulness in unhealthy adults undergoing Yoga treatment (IAYT). Settings and Design: This is a single group Pre and Post design study. Subjects were unhealthy participants group (n = 93) those who under the YOGA (IAYT) treatment 7 days in Arogyadhama, Prashanti kutiram, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Participants consist of 65 males and 28 females, their age ranged from 19 to 83 years with a mean age of 48.2 years (SD= 16.76). Methods and Material: The questionnaire packets including demographic details, Short Depression – Happiness Scale (SDHS), Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) were taken on the first and seventh day of one week yoga treatment. Results: The data analysis showed 0.62% increase (P<0.05) in short depression – happiness level, 1.65% decrease (P<0.001) in mind wandering, 3.36% decrease (P<0.001) in perseverative thinking, 2.86% increase (P<0.01) in mindful attention awareness. Conclusions: These results suggest that participation in a yoga treatment (IAYT) was associated with improvement in happiness, mindfulness level and reducing perseverative thinking, mind wandering scores.Item Immediate effect of bhramari pranayama on cardiacautonomic variable in patient with hypertension(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Sharma, JagdeepBackground: Hypertension is a common public health problem. Affecting major group of population. Yoga is a mind body intervention. Bhramari Pranayama is yoga based breathing practice proven to have positive impact on physiology and psychology. AIM: The study intended to see the immediate effect of bhramari pranayama on cardiac autonomic variables in patient with hypertension. Materials and methods: 24 Hypertensive subject within age range 30-60 years. Who visited arogyadhama Svyasa campus to attend one week residential yoga program for hypertension .All the subject where trained in practice of Bhramari pranayama for 3 days. On fourth day 12 of subject underwent Bhramari Pranayama and remaining 12 went for Breath Awareness, and on fifth day the intervention was inter changed in between the group. Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) were accessed using non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring system and ECG. Results: In Yoga Group we found a significant improvement in systolic blood pressure (p<0.02,-2.08%), Heart rate (p<0.04,-1.61%), LF (p<0.004,-26.26%), HF (p<0.02, 20.01%) and LF/HF ratio (p<0.007,-34.41%).and non-significant improvement in diastolic blood pressure (p>0.08,1.43),RMSSD(p>o.16,15.67%),NN50(p>0.73,11.14%),Mean RR(p>0.15,-1.89%) and PNN50(p>0.65,9.58%). In Control Group systolic blood pressure (p<0.02,-2.08%) and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.008,2.97%).were increased significantly. LF (p>0.10, 12.92%), LF/HF ratio (p>0.20, 46.15% and Mean RR (p>0.52, 0.54%) were increased. Heart rate (p>o.45,-0.45%), HF (p>0.11,-16.12%), RMSSD (p>0.84,-2.53%), NN50 (p>0.49,-7.60%), PNN50 (p>0.54,-8.94%) were decreased. Post intervention comparison between groups showed significant difference in LF (pItem Part- I Concept of sotha according to ayurveda texts ; Part- II Immediate effect of mind sound resonance technique on fasting blood glucose levelin type II diabetes(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Xu WenBackground/Aim: Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, either due to defect in insulin secretion or insulin action, or both. Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) is one of the yoga based relaxation techniques. Practice of MSRT shown to be effective in various chronic health conditions including diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: This self as control study recruited 32 T2DM patients (age mean: 54.84, SD: 8.65) registered for a week long inpatient treatment at the holistic health home in Bangalore. Subjects underwent 20 minutes of two different intervention; MSRT and supine rest on two consecutive days at 6:40 AM to 7:00 AM. We excluded the subjects if they; had anxiety disorder, were on any anti-psychotic medication, were on insulin. We assessed state anxiety and subjective feeling of relaxation using spilberg’s state anxiety inventory (STAI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) respectively and fasting blood glucose level before and immediately after both the intervention. Results: The results showed a significant reduction (P<0.001) in blood glucose, STAI, and increase in relaxation as depicted through VAS immediately following the practice of MSRT, whereas, some marginal changes were found in SR group which were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Single session of MSRT helps in reducing blood glucose level, state anxiety and subjective feeling of relaxation immediately after practice. However further randomized controlled studies need to be performed to confirm the present findings.Item 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 Effect of bhramari pranayama on the mindfulness & academic performance of rural children with lower socio economical status(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Darshan, G. R.BACKGROUND Bhramari Pranayama (BrPr) is one of the popular types of pranayama. BrPr, which is a yoga type meditation where periods of long exhalation and short inhalation are alternated. INTRODUCTION BrPr reduces stress and other threatening factors of memory and improves academic performance. The humming bee sound correspondingly with “N” kar chanting mentally results in increased alertness and also brings improvement in competitive performance. Further researches of the effects of BrPr practice should be made because of its beneficial influence on the population of the school students. The aim of the study is to study the effect of BrPr in academicals & mindfulness in rural children with low socio economic status. The main objective of the study is to assess the effect of BrPr on academic performance among children on lower socio economic status. METHODOLOGY The subjects were obtained from Government Higher Secondary School nearby Prashanti Kuteeram, Kallabalu village. This school has student base are from rural area & from low income group residing in and around the kallabalu village. Most of their parents are working in nearby industries or agricultural fields as laborer. Most of them have no transportation source from home to school. Either they walk or commute using bicycle. I have collected the data from a sample size of 80, under the age group of 10 to 14 years. The selected samples were divided into two groups, Intervention group consisting of 40 samples and the control group of 40. RESULT The mean scores of the yoga group on Post Mindfulness of control group show a statistically significant difference from that of Pre Mindfulness of yoga group with a very significant p value. However, the mean scores of the control group on Pre Mark status by control group differed statistically from that of Post Mark obtained by the yoga group with a p value. CONCLUSION The study concludes that practice of the BrPr can be a good instrument in improvement of the studying efficacy in school children of low socio economic status, while those with attention disorders can use them as the new method to overcome these very unpleasant limitations in studying and advancement, by improving the memory and awareness level.