Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: January | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 174-180
Effectiveness of Yoga on Psychological Wellbeing of Senior Citizens in Selected Old Age Homes of Kerala
Athira B1, Mary Elizabeth2
1Tutor, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Patna.
2Principal, Vijaya College of Nursing, Kerala
Corresponding Author: Athira B
ABSTRACT
This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of yoga on psychological well being among senior citizens in selected old age homes. The study also finds out the association between psychological well being and selected demographic variables. The research approach adopted for the study was experimental approach with quasi experimental design. This study was undertaken in the selected old age homes, Jubilee Mandiram and Ashreya, Kottarakara at Kollam District. Conceptual framework used in the study is based on Ernestine Wiedenbach The Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Theory. Purposive sampling was used to select 60 samples for the study, 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group. The instrument used for the study had two sections including demographic profile and Self administered questionnaire- Modified PGWB Schedule to assess the level of psychological well being respectively. The intervention of yoga was administered to experimental group. A 14 days yoga session for 30 minutes was given on each day morning and evening. The yoga session comprised of relaxation exercises, pranayama including simple pranayama, anulom vilom pranayama, bhastrika, ardhamerudhandasana, makarasana, bhujangasana and shavasana. The data obtained were analysed using the descriptive and inferential statistics. The study showed that the mean post test score (47.06) is significantly higher than mean pre test score (32.23) of the experimental group and was supported with the findings of paired t test analysis as the calculated t value of 22.54 at 0.05 level of significance. The study findings revealed that yoga is effective in improving the psychological well being of senior citizens. The findings of the study revealed that the association between the psychological well being and marital status was significant in both the groups at 0.05 level. Thus it can be concluded that yoga was found to be very effective in improving psychological well being of senior citizens.
Key words: psychological wellbeing, yoga, senior citizen, old age home.