Yoga: A strategy to cope up stress and enhance wellbeing among medical students

Saoji, Apar Avinash

doi:10.4103/1947-2714.179962

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“…The role of yoga in reducing stress is well documented,[ 27 28 ] and our study concurs with the findings of earlier studies on yoga practices in menstrual disorders. An earlier study comparing the autonomic functions and psychological well-being of females suffering from premenstrual syndrome demonstrated enhanced autonomic functions and psychological well-being following the practice of yoga.…”

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Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: A Controlled Pilot Study

Nalgirkar¹,

Vinchurkar²,

Saoji³

et al. 2018

J Mid-life Health

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Background:Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is one of the most common gynecological disorders encountered in women during the reproductive age. Yoga therapy has shown promising benefits in several gynecological disorders.Methods:Thirty women between the ages of 20 and 40 years with primary DUB were randomly assigned to a yoga (n = 15) and a waitlist control group (n = 15). Participants in the yoga group received a 3-month yoga module and were assessed for hemoglobin values, endometrial thickness (ET), pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, perceived stress scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after a 3-month follow-up period.Results:At the end of 3 months of intervention, the yoga group, unlike the control group, reported a significant reduction in the anxiety scores (P < 0.05) and perceived stress (P < 0.05). The PSQI scores indicated a reduction in sleep disturbances (P < 0.001) and the need for sleep medications (P < 0.01) and higher global scores (P < 0.001). However, there were no changes in PBAC and ET in both the groups.Conclusion:The results indicate that yoga therapy positively impacts the outcome of DUB by reducing the perceived stress and state anxiety and improving the quality of sleep. This warrants larger clinical trials to validate the findings of this pilot study.

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Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: A Controlled Pilot Study

Nalgirkar¹,

Vinchurkar²,

Saoji³

et al. 2018

J Mid-life Health

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“…However, students are forced to cope with stress when it becomes excessive ( Findik et al, 2015 ). Whether the stress results in unhealthy physical and psychological change or abnormal behavior depends on factors such as social support (school, family, friends and community) ( Metzger et al, 2016 ) and self-adjustment ( Saoji, 2016 ). Therefore, it is necessary for nursing educators to recognize nursing students’ stress and communicate with students to gradually build a support system for them.…”

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Validation and application of the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ) in nursing students

Luo

Gong

Meng

et al. 2018

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ObjectiveTo translate the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) into Chinese, validate its reliability and validity in nursing students and investigate the perceived stress level of nursing students.MethodForward- and back-translation combined with expert assessment and cross-cultural adaptations were used to construct the Chinese version of the PSQ (C-PSQ). This research adopted a stratified sampling method among 1,519 nursing students in 30 classes of Ningbo College of Health Sciences to assess the reliability and validity of the C-PSQ. Among them, we used the Recent C-PSQ (only the last month).ResultsThe C-PSQ retained all 30 items of the original scale. Principal component analysis extracted five factors that explained 52.136% of the total variance. The S-CVI/Ave was 0.913. Concurrent validity was 0.525 and 0.567 for anxiety and depression respectively. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were as follows: χ2/df = 4.376, RMR = 0.023, GFI = 0.921, AGFI = 0.907, CFI = 0.916, RMSEA = 0.048, PNFI = 0.832, PGFI = 0.782, CN = 342 and AIC/CAIC = 0.809. The scale’s Cronbach’s alpha was 0.922, and Cronbach’s α of each dimension was 0.899 (worries/tension), 0.821 (joy), 0.688 (overload), 0.703 (conflict), 0.523 (self-realization). The correlation coefficient between the first and second test, the first and third test and the second and third test was 0.725, 0.787 and 0.731, respectively. Mean values and distribution of overall PSQ index in nursing students was 0.399 ± 0.138. Different demographic factors were significantly associated with the perceived stress of nursing students.ConclusionThe C-PSQ has an appropriate reliability and validity, which means that the scale can be used as a universal tool for psychosomatic studies. The perceived stress of nursing students was relatively high. Further studies are needed.

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“…However, students are forced to cope with stress when it becomes excessive (Findik et al 2015). Whether the stress results in unhealthy physical and psycholooical chanoe or abnormal behaviour depends on factors such as social support (school, family, friends and community) (Metzoer et al 2016) and self-adjustment (Saoji 2016). Therefore, it is necessary for nursino educators to recoonize nursino students' stress and communicate with students to oradually build a support system for them.…”

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Peer Review #1 of "Validation and application of the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ) in nursing students (v0.1)"

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2018

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Objective. To translate the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) into Chinese, validate its reliability and validity in nursing students and investigate the perceived stress level of nursing students. Method. Forward-and back-translation combined with expert assessment and cross-cultural adaptations were used to construct the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ). This research adopted a stratifiedsampling method among 1519 nursing students in 30 classes of Ningbo College of Health Sciences to assess the reliability and validity of the C-PSQ. Among them, we used the Recent C-PSQ (only the last month). Results. The C-PSQ retained all 30 items of the original scale.Principal component analysis extracted five factors that explained 52.136% of the total variance. The S-CVI/Ave was 0.913. Concurrent validity was 0.525 and 0.567 for anxiety and depression respectively. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were as follows: χ 2 /df=4.376, RMR=.023, GFI=.921, AGFI=.907, CFI=.916, RMSEA=.048, PNFI=.832, PGFI=.782, CN=342 and AIC/CAIC=.809 . The scale's Cronbach's alpha was 0.922, and Cronbach's α of each dimension was 0.899 (worries/tension), 0.821 (joy), 0.688 (overload), 0.703 (conflict), 0.523 (self-realization) . The correlation coefficient between the first and second test, the first and third test, and the second and third test was 0.725, 0.787, and 0.731, respectively. Mean values and distribution of overall PSQ index in nursing students was 0.399±0.138. Different demographic factors were significantly associated with the perceived stress of nursing students. Conclusion. The C-PSQ has an appropriate reliability and validity, which means that the scale can be used as a universal tool for psychosomatic studies. The perceived stress of nursing students was relatively high. Further studies are needed.PeerJ reviewing PDF | († These authors contributed equally to this work. hbstractObjective. To translate the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) into Chinese, validate its reliability and validity in nursino students and investioate the perceived stress level of nursino students. Method. Forward-and back-translation combined with expert assessment and crosscultural adaptations were used to construct the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ). This research adopted a stratified samplino method amono 1519 nursino students in 30 classes of Ninobo Colleoe of Health Sciences to assess the reliability and validity of the C-PSQ. Amono them, we used the Recent C-PSQ (only the last month). Results. The C-PSQ retained all 30 items of the orioinal scale. Principal component analysis extracted five factors that explained 52.136% of the total variance. The S-CVI/Ave was 0.913. Concurrent validity was 0.525 and 0.567 for anxiety and depression respectively. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were as follows: χ 2 /df=4. 376, RMR=.023, GFI=.921, AGFI=.907, CFI=.916, RMSEA=.048, PNFI=.832, PGFI=.782, CN=342 and AIC/CAIC=.809. The scale's Cronbach's alpha was 0.922, and...

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Yoga: A strategy to cope up stress and enhance wellbeing among medical students

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: A Controlled Pilot Study

Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: A Controlled Pilot Study

Validation and application of the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ) in nursing students

Peer Review #1 of "Validation and application of the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ) in nursing students (v0.1)"

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