Effect of Yoga on Selected Physiological Variables among Men Hypertensive Patients

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yoga on selected physiological variables among men hypertensive patients. To achieve the purpose of the present study, forty men hypertensive patients from Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India were chosen as the subjects and their age shall ranged from 30 to 40 years. The subjects were divided into two equal groups. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (N=40) were randomly assigned to two equal groups of twenty BP patients each. The groups were assigned as yoga group (YG) and control group (CG) in an equivalent manner. The experimental group were participated the training for a period of six weeks to find out the outcome of the training package. Blood pressure was collected from all subjects before they have to treat with the respective treatments. It was assumed as pre-test. After completion of treatment they were tested again as it was in the pre-test on all variables used in the present study. This test was assumed as post-test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied because the subjects were selected random, but the groups were not equated in relation to the factors to be examined. Hence the difference between means of the two groups in the pre-test had to be taken into account during the analysis of the post-test differences between the means. This was achieved by the application of the analysis of covariance, where the final means were adjusted for differences in the initial means, and the adjusted means were tested for significance. To test the obtained results on variables, level of significance 0.05 was chosen and considered as sufficient for the study. The experimental group had shown significant improvement in all the selected physiological variables than the control group.

Author Name : Dr.K.Senthil Kumar

Keywords: Physiological, Hypertension, Patients.