Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Effect of Selected Yoga Practices on Mental Health Among Mothers in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

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dc.contributor.author Anuradha, N.K.K.
dc.contributor.author Joniton, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-15T11:47:40Z
dc.date.available 2023-09-15T11:47:40Z
dc.date.issued 2022-04-06
dc.identifier.isbn 978-624-5727-21-6
dc.identifier.uri http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/3891
dc.description.abstract Yoga is a spiritual and ascetic discipline, a component of which is commonly practiced for health and relaxation, and includes breath control, basic meditation, and the adoption of precise body postures. Excessive stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy may cause mental disorders in pregnant women and may inhibit fetus growth and also pregnant mothers suffer from fear of childbirth. This study included 180 pregnant women registered at the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office at Dehiowita from which thirty (n=30) pregnant mothers aged 19–35 years, in the third trimester of pregnancy from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy, were selected for this study under the purposive sampling method. Under the guidance of yoga experts, the researcher provided eight weeks of yoga instructions and yoga practices to the experimental group, three days a week, each session for a duration of 50 min. A post-test was conducted after eight weeks of the yoga training program. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale DASS-21 was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon’s test. The results showed that there was a significant difference (p=0.000) in stress levels, anxiety levels and depression levels before and after intervention in the selected sample. The mean values of stress, anxiety and depression were recorded as 23.73 and 14.93, 14.86 and 7.93 and 14.96 and 7.44, before and after treatment respectively. It can be concluded that a reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression levels among pregnant women in their third trimester can be achieved as a result of yoga activities since the pre-test and post- test results of this study show a significant difference. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Stress en_US
dc.subject Anxiety en_US
dc.subject Depression en_US
dc.subject Pregnant Women en_US
dc.subject Yoga Practices en_US
dc.title Effect of Selected Yoga Practices on Mental Health Among Mothers in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy en_US
dc.type Book en_US


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