Effect Of Yoga Programme On Quality Of Life Of Old Age People

Research Article
Kripesh Karmakar and Gaurav Pant
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Quality of Life, Yoga Programme.
Abstract: 

Background: Quality of life (QOL) is the perceived quality of an individual's daily life, that is, an assessment of their well-being or lack thereof. This includes all emotional, social, and physical aspects of the individual's life. In health care, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an assessment of how the individual's well-being may be affected over time by a disease, disability, or disorder. Aims: the main purpose of this study is to find the effect of yoga programme on Quality of life of Old Age People. Setting and Design: Sixty old age people were taken as the subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged from 60-80 years. The design used for the study was pre-post design. Random sampling technique was used for the subject’s selection. Methods: the current study was performed on the Quality of Life of Old Age People; pre and post data for the study were assessed on the scoring and norms according to the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Yoga programme including OM Chanting, Surya-Namaskar, Yoga Asanas and Relaxation were used as programme for a period of 6 Weeks. Statistical Analysis Used: Dependent t-test was used for comparing the means of pre and post data between both the groups. Results: Though there was not significant level of change in Quality of Life after 6 weeks Yoga programme, yet there was a little improvement observed after the end of Yoga Programme Conclusions: The results conclude that the Yoga programme for a longer duration may have highly significant level of change in the Quality of Life of old age people.