Effects of yoga on quality of life, fatigue, and dynamic balance in individuals with schizophrenia: a single blind randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Purpose: Physical exercising is a reliable method to improve clinical symptoms, the quality of life and depressive symptoms in people with schizophrenia. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of yoga on the quality of life, fatigue and dynamic balance in people with schizophrenia.
Methods: Thirty-two outpatient individuals aged 18-65 years, diagnosed with schizophrenia by psychiatrist were included in the study. The individuals were randomly divided into two groups: yoga and control groups. Yoga was applied to the yoga group two times a week for a total of 12 weeks by a physiotherapist trained and experienced in yoga. The individuals were evaluated by researcher who does not know which group the participants are from at beginning and the end of 12 weeks. The fatigue severity was evaluated with the Fatigue Severity Scale, the quality of life was evaluated with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-BREF Turkish version, balance and functional mobility were evaluated with the Timed up and Go Test.
Results: The mean ages of yoga and control groups were as 38.11±12.46 and 41.53±11.44 years respectively. As result of statistical analysis, there was a difference in the physical health parameter of the quality of life between the groups before and after treatment (p<0.05). When the groups were compared within themselves, a significant positive change was observed in the yoga group in terms of balance values (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was determined that yoga improved dynamic balance in people with schizophrenia, and increased their physical health, which is a sub-parameter of life quality.

Keywords

• Balance
• Fatigue
• Quality of life
• Schizophrenia
• Yoga

Şizofrenili bireylerde yoganın yaşam kalitesi, yorgunluk ve dinamik dengeye etkileri: tek kör randomize kontrollü çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Fiziksel egzersiz, şizofrenili bireylerde klinik semptomları, yaşam kalitesini ve depresif semptomları iyileştirmek için güvenilir bir yöntemidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı şizofrenili bireylerde yoganın yaşam kalitesi, yorgunluk ve dinamik denge üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Psikiyatrist tarafından şizofreni tanısı alan,18-65 yaş aralığında 32 poliklinik hastası çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bireyler yoga ve kontrol grupları olmak üzere rastgele iki gruba ayrıldı. Yoga grubuna, yoga konusunda eğitimli ve deneyimli bir fizyoterapist tarafından toplam 12 hafta boyunca haftada 2 kez yoga uygulandı. Bireyler 12 haftanın başında ve sonunda grupların dağılımını bilmeyen araştırmacı tarafından değerlendirildi. Yorgunluk şiddeti, Yorgunluk Şiddeti Ölçeği; yaşam kalitesi, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği-BREF Türkçe versiyonu; denge ve fonksiyonel hareketlilik Zamanlı Kalk ve Yürü Testi ile değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Yoga ve kontrol grubunun yaş ortalaması sırasıyla 38,1±12,5 ve 41,5±11,4 yıldı. İstatistiksel analizler sonucunda tedavi öncesi ve sonrası gruplar arasında yaşam kalitesi fiziksel sağlık parametrelerinde bir fark vardı (p<0,05). Gruplar kendi içlerinde karşılaştırıldığında, yoga grubunda dengede anlamlı bir pozitif değişiklik gözlendi (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Yoganın şizofrenili bireylerde, dinamik dengeyi geliştirdiği ve yaşam kalitesinin alt parametresi olan fiziksel sağlığın arttırdığı ortaya koyuldu.

Keywords

• Denge
• Yorgunluk
• Yaşam kalitesi
• Şizofreni
• Yoga

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