Additional Professor, Department of Medicine, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research (SSIAR), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-1162, Corresponding Author.
2 papers in the library · 32 citations · publishing 2023-2025
A 12-week yoga-based meditation and breath intervention delivered via mobile health (mHealth) reduced burnout and improved professional quality of life among healthcare providers at a north Indian tertiary care hospital. The randomized waitlist-controlled trial enrolled 98 healthcare providers (62 males, 36 females; average age 28.26 years). The experimental group attended weekly online yoga sessions and practiced daily at home; the control group continued usual routines.
Adding Vaishvanara Agni meditation to standard treatment for functional dyspepsia improves gastrointestinal quality of life, depression scores, and sleep quality more than standard treatment alone. In a pilot randomized controlled trial, the group receiving meditation alongside standard care showed notable improvements in GIQLI score after 8 weeks, HADS-D score after 8 weeks, and PSQI score after 4 weeks compared with the control group receiving only standard treatment. Both groups improved from baseline at 4 and 8 weeks. The findings suggest meditation as a safe, economical adjuvant therapy for functional dyspepsia, a condition without identified structural or biochemical cause that requires tailored management.