To Evaluate the effect of Yoga on specific quality life among menopausal women at initiation of study, after 3 and 6 months with non-intervention group

Abstract

The present study was planned to evaluate the effect of yoga on specific quality life among menopausal women at initiation of study, after 3 and 6 months with non-intervention group. The present prospective randomized study was conducted among 60 females with menopausal symptoms aged between 45-55 years. The data was analysed by applying standard statistical method. The present study found that study subjects that practiced yoga reported improvement in symptoms of irritability, anxiety, depressive mood, joint and muscular discomfort as well as sleeping problems. As per response to depressive mood at various time intervals, results revealed that 66.7% subjects had score 3 and 33.3% subjects had score 4 at 0 days, 70% subjects had score 2 and 26.7% subjects had score 3 after 90 days and 60% subjects had score 1 and 36.7% subjects had score 2 after 180 days. These results suggest that yoga promotes positive psychological changes in women with menopausal symptoms and may be applied as a complementary therapy.