Aim: To investigate impact of Yoga and Music Intervention on anxiety, stress, and depression levels of health care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This study was conducted to assess psychological responses of 240 healthcare workers during COVID-19 outbreak. We used Yoga and Music Intervention in normal and abnormal subjects based on Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42). Results: Of all 209 participants, 105 (50.23%) had symptoms of depression (35.88%), anxiety (40.19), and stress (34.92%) alone or in combination. The data suggest that there is significant improvement in test scores after intervention. Majority of persons with abnormal score exhibited improved DASS-42 score on combined interventions of Yoga and music compared to control group. Even subjects without abnormalities on DASS-42 score also showed improved DASS-42 scores in intervention ( n = 52) group compared to nonintervention ( n = 52) group. Conclusions: Our findings highlighted the significance of easily available, simple, inexpensive, safe nonpharmacological interventions like Yoga and Music therapy to overcome stress, anxiety, and depression in present times.
The majority of cystic fibrosis (CF)-related morbidity and mortality is caused by pulmonary damage due to recurrent and chronic infections. Considerable improvements in the survival of individuals with CF have been achieved in recent decades, some of which may be due to better management of common pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. While the search continues for the optimal approach for prophylaxis, eradication and maintenance treatment of infections, there are several unanswered questions, posing dilemmas related to various therapeutic choices. Microbes pose additional challenges by adapting to CF lungs and developing treatment resistance. Several new, highly antimicrobial-resistant pathogens have emerged. Their pathogenic role in the progression of CF lung disease is not yet clear and effective treatment approaches have not been defined. There is an urgent need for well-designed comparative clinical trials of new antibiotic strategies.
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