Open AccessThe Impact of Short-term Integrated Yoga practice on Psychological wellbeing in special educators of individual with special needs
Author(s) -
Vijayakumar Ps,
Sahana AU,
Anusha Rajanna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ayurveda and integrated medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-3110
DOI - 10.21760/jaims.5.4.12
Subject(s) - beck anxiety inventory , anxiety , beck depression inventory , medicine , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , inclusion (mineral) , depression (economics) , stress reduction , inclusion and exclusion criteria , wilcoxon signed rank test , meditation , relaxation (psychology) , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , alternative medicine , mann–whitney u test , social psychology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , philosophy , theology
Background: Special educators face unprecedented work conditions and expectations that affect their psychological wellbeing and professional outcome as well. This study examines the growing evidence that even a short-term Integrated yoga practice enhance psychological wellbeing among special educators by reducing their stress, anxiety and depression levels. Materials and Methods: Special educators were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criteria (n=20) age ranging between 25-50 years (Mean35±6.3) for a single group interventional pre-post study design: Integrated yoga module (included postures, breathing practices, relaxation and mediation) was given for a period of 8 weeks. The subjects were assessed on day 1 pre and post intervention on day 60 on perceived stress scale (PSS), Beck’s depression inventory (BDI-II) and Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: After 8 weeks of Integrated yoga practice there was asignificant reduction in anxiety scores (P less than 0.000), depression scores (P less than 0.000) and perceived stress levels (P less than 0.000) respectively compared to baseline by wilcoxon signed rank test. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that even a short-term integrated yoga intervention that can enhance psychological wellbeing of the special educators.