Benefits of therapeutic Yoga in reducing stress in the elderly

Abstract

Therapeutic yoga or yogatherapy, has great benefits for people, since its practice allows to improve mood, emotional balance, quality of sleep, among others. Social isolation as a result of the pandemic caused by COV-SARS-2, led to cases of family violence increasing considerably, affecting people's mental health and increasing stress levels. The objective of the article was to determine the benefits of therapeutic Yoga in the reduction of stress in the elderly of the Center for the Elderly of Ica. The study was of quantitative approach, applied type, application level, quasi-experimental design, there was a sample consisting of the 28 older adults of the CAM, divided into an experimental group (14) and a control group (14). Characterization variables such as age, sex, marital status, cohabitation and others were analyzed; a questionnaire consisting of 20 reagents with Likert scale was used, as a result a p-value of 0.000 was obtained in the post-test test, demonstrating significant differences between the experimental group and the control group. It is concluded that the application of therapeutic yoga contributes to the reduction of stress in older adults.