An Assessment of the Effects of Yoga Practicing on Sleep Quality of Older Adults

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International Journal of Sport Culture and Science
Volume:6 Issue:4
An Assessment of the Effects of Yoga Practicing on Sleep Quality of Older Adults

An Assessment of the Effects of Yoga Practicing on Sleep Quality of Older Adults

Authors : Hung Manh NGUYEN

Pages : 485-491

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to examine the effectiveness of Yoga practicing on sleep quality of older adults. In this study, eighty subjects were recruited at age 55 to 65 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(60.5 ± 4.2);. Subjects were divided into two groups, Yoga and Control. Participants in Yoga groups practiced 60 minutes/day and 3 sessions/weeks. Participants in Control group maintained daily activities and not doing any exercise program. Sleep quality is measured by The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PSQI);. After 6 months of Yoga practicing, the participants in Yoga group showed significantly better performances in comparison with those of Control group in the sleep patterns with p value ≤ .05.
Keywords : Yoga, Quality of Sleep, Older Adults

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