Open AccessA COMMUNITY SURVEY ON EFFECT OF STEP AEROBIC EXERCISES AND MUSIC THERAPY ON MENTAL HEALTH IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Author(s) -
Waqar M. Naqvi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7418
DOI - 10.22270/jmpas.v10i4.1306
Subject(s) - music therapy , medicine , menopause , quality of life (healthcare) , mental health , aerobic exercise , physical therapy , test (biology) , post menopausal , postmenopausal women , group psychotherapy , gerontology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , paleontology , biology
To evaluate the effect of Step aerobic exercises and music therapy on mental health in menopausal women. Menopausal women of selected areas of Belagavi city were screened in a door to door survey using Menopause Quality Of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire. 69 menopausal women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were divided randomly into 3 groups Group A was administrated Music therapy, for Group B Step Aerobic Exercises was given and Group C was administrated combination of Music therapy and step aerobic exercises. All three groups showed significant changes from pre and post intervention. The p-value for Group A versus Group B between pre-test and post-test was 0.001*.For Group A versus Group C was 0.001* and for Group B versus Group C between pre-test and post-test was 0.906 which was not significant. Step aerobics, music therapy and a combination of both were equally effective in improving the mental health status of post-menopausal women. Any one or combination of them can be used to help improve quality of life in these women.