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The Effect of 12-Week Selective Cyclic Yoga on quality of life among Middle-Aged Women with Type 2 Diabetes
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Mehrali Rahimi   , Seyedeh Soolmaz Mahdioun , Zahra Bayat , Hanieh Dehghan , Maya Machawe , Farzaneh Karami |
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Introductions: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic and multifactorial metabolic disorder that can lead to premature mortality, morbidity, and grave economic burden. T2DM significantly affects patients' quality of life (QoL) by causing bodily discomfort, decreasing activity, and reducing their physical well-being. Mind-body practices, such as yoga, exhibit many health benefits, including improving physical fitness and quality of life. The object of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of yoga on QoL among females with T2DM.
Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental study was approved by the ethical committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and conducted on 42 females with T2DM aged 40-60 years. The participants were randomly assigned to yoga or control groups. Patients in the yoga group performed 50-90 minutes of exercise three times a week for 3 months. Data were gathered using the SF-36 questionnaire at baseline and after 3 months, and they were analyzed using the one-way ANOVA and paired t-test in the SPSS-24.
Results: There were significant differences between the yoga and control groups after the intervention in all sf-36 dimensions (p≤0.05) except for the energy/ fatigue and social functioning variables (p>0.05). The results also showed that there was a significant increase in all sf-36 (p≤0.05) except energy and Social functioning variables (p>0.05) in the cyclic yoga group from the pre-test to the post-test. Moreover, there were no significant differences in all sf-36 dimensions (p>0.05) except physical functioning and pain in the control group after the intervention.
Conclusion: Our findings revealed that regular cyclic yoga practice helps to enhance overall QoL in women with T2DM. Yoga can be used as an effective and safe method to improve QoL in patients with T2DM and should be encouraged more extensively.
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| Keywords: Cyclic Yoga, Quality of Life, Type 2 Diabetes |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/01/10 | Accepted: 2023/08/23 | Published: 2023/08/23
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