Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
July 1, 2024
Jayalakshmi Lakshmanan, Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran
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Elderly people living in old age homes who received mind-body interventions—Benson's Relaxation Technique, Guided Imagery, and mindfulness exercises—showed substantial improvements in psychological health. Stress scores dropped from an average of 23.71 to 10.86, anxiety from 27.62 to 12.71, and depression from 10.05 to 5.24, while quality of life scores rose from 37.81 to 54.24. A control group receiving routine care showed minimal changes. Physical and biochemical markers remained largely unchanged in both groups. The findings suggest that integrating these non-pharmacological techniques into nursing care can significantly enhance elderly well-being.
Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
June 1, 2025
Panneerselvam Periasamy, Vajiravelu Suganthi, M Ganesh Kamath et al.
A 24-week Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) program reduced perceived stress and serum cortisol in medical students. In a quasi-experimental study, 120 first-year students were randomly assigned to SKY or a no-intervention control. The SKY group's Perceived Stress Scale scores dropped from 24.47 to 14.05, while the control group showed no significant change. Serum cortisol in the SKY group decreased from 19.90 μg/dL to 17.66 μg/dL; the control group had no significant change. SKY appears effective for stress management in medical education.
Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
May 1, 2025
Priti Bhanderi, Rupali Keshavrao Parlewar, Punam Verma et al.
A one-month daily yoga routine (60 minutes of asanas, pranayama, and meditation) significantly reduced perceived stress by 60.73% and improved cardiovascular health among 200 wives of Border Security Force personnel in India. High-density lipoprotein rose by 2.53%, low-density lipoprotein dropped by 9.01%, and total cholesterol decreased by 2.46%. Systolic blood pressure fell by 5.09% and pulse rate by 1.91%. Fasting blood sugar dropped by 2.29%, while body mass index showed a slight 0.54% reduction. Most improvements were statistically significant with medium to large effect sizes. The findings suggest yoga can enhance physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness, though generalizability is limited by the short study duration.