Effect of 12 Weeks of Yoga Therapy on Quality of Life and Indian Diabetes Risk Score in Normotensive Indian Young Adult Prediabetics and Diabetics: Randomized Control Trial
Introduction: India has become the epicentre for diabetes, a stress-related disorder affecting the working skills and day-today lifestyle management of younger population. Most of the studies have reported the effect of yoga on improving Quality of Life (QoL) in diabetic patients with other comor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Summary: | Introduction: India has become the epicentre for diabetes, a
stress-related disorder affecting the working skills and day-today lifestyle management of younger population. Most of the
studies have reported the effect of yoga on improving Quality
of Life (QoL) in diabetic patients with other comorbidities. Till
date, no randomized control trial reports are available to show
the effect of yoga therapy on QoL and Indian Diabetes Risk
Score (IDRS) in normotensive prediabetic and diabetic young
individuals.
Aim: To determine the effect of 12 weeks of yoga therapy on
QoL and IDRS among normotensive prediabetic and diabetic
young Indian adults.
Materials and Methods: A randomized control trial was
conducted in Endocrinology Outpatient Department (OPD).
Normotensive participants (n=310) aged 18-45 years were
divided into healthy controls (n=62), prediabetics (n=124) and
diabetics (n=124). Study group subjects were randomly assigned
to Group II (n=62, prediabetes-standard treatment), Group III
(n=62, prediabetes-standard treatment + yoga therapy), Group
IV (n=62, diabetes-standard treatment) and Group V (n=62,
diabetes-standard treatment + yoga therapy). Flanagan QoL
scale, IDRS questionnaire, Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) and
insulin were assessed pre and post 12 weeks of intervention.
Statistical analysis was done using Student’s paired t-test and
one-way ANOVA.
Results: Pre-post intervention analysis showed significant
improvement in QoL scale with p<0.01 in Group II and Group
IV; p<0.001 in Group III and Group V respectively. There was
significant reduction in IDRS in Group II (p<0.05); p<0.001
in Group III, Group IV and Group V respectively. Significant
difference (p<0.001) in QoL scale and IDRS were found when
study groups with standard treatment along with yoga therapy
were compared to standard treatment alone.
Conclusion: Yoga therapy along with standard treatment
for 12 weeks improved QoL and attenuated the diabetes risk
among Indian prediabetics and diabetics compared to standard
treatment alone. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |