Oral / Poster Presentation File
zahedan university of medical science
Quality of Life as a multidimensional construct of objective and subjective factors comprises the individual's physical health, social relationships, psychological status, and environmental conditions (1). Yoga has shown its effectiveness in addressing the pathological and psychological components.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Hatha Yoga on quality of life in women with non-specific low back pain.
Methods:
This study was a clinical trial. Overall 48 nonspecific low back pain participants, aged 30 to 50 years, were acquainted with the objectives and methodology of the study. All the participants completed the thirty six- item Quality of Life questionnaire at the beginning of the study; then, they were randomly divided into two groups of 24 patients. The interventional group, on average, exercised three 60-minute-sessions of Hatha yoga a week for eight weeks under the supervision of a physical educator who equally presented the program to all participants.At the end of the eight weeks, the post-test was performed and Quality of Life questionnaire were completed by the participants to determine the difference between interventional and control groups.To compare the differences in the two groups, T-test was used. Moreover, T-test was employed to compare the variables before intervention in the two groups. All statistical tests were performed at 95% confidence interval(P<0.05).
Results :
according to the study result, quality of life mean scores of the participants before intervention in the interventional group was 60.7 and in the control group was 60.8 that indicated no statistically significant difference between the two group
before intervention, however, quality of life mean score after intervention changed
to 71.5 in the intervention group and to 61.8 in the control group. Comparison
of the quality of life mean scores before and after intervention in the two groups,
by using dependent T-test, revealed statistically significant increase only in the
interventional group(P<0.001).
Conclusions:
We concluded that Hatha yoga exercises had positive effects on quality of life. Therefore, regular Hatha yoga exercise as an effective strategy in improving quality of life among patients with Non-Specific Chronic low back pain is highly recommended.
