Open AccessA randomized controlled study on assessment of health status, depression, and anxiety in coal miners with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following yoga training
Author(s) -
Rajashree Ranjita,
Sumati Badhai,
Alex Hankey,
Hongasandra Ramarao Nagendra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.183714
Subject(s) - copd , anxiety , medicine , context (archaeology) , depression (economics) , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , beck depression inventory , beck anxiety inventory , psychiatry , paleontology , macroeconomics , economics , biology
Psychological comorbidities are prevalent in coal miners with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and contribute to the severity of the disease reducing their health status. Yoga has been shown to alleviate depression and anxiety associated with other chronic diseases but in COPD not been fully investigated.