The Effectiveness of Providing Yoga Exercise Intervention with Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness Intervention on Anxiety Levels in Hypertension Patients at Ngoresan Health Center
Tika Alvio Nita, Irma Mustikasari, Hermawati Hermawati
International Journal of Public Health Excellence September 22, 2023 DOI: 10.55299/ijphe.v3i1.556 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study with a control group pretest-posttest design Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Elderly people with hypertension |
| Interventions | Islamic Yoga Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness therapy |
| Measures | DASS questionnaire (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale) |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Both Islamic Yoga and Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness therapy were associated with reduced anxiety in elderly hypertensive participants, with a statistically significant difference between the two interventions (p = 0.039). The authors report that yoga practice was more effective than Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness therapy, with mean anxiety scores of 26.33 and 22.93, respectively. |
Abstract
Background: The elderly are more at risk or tend to experience various diseases that often arise, namely hypertension. High blood pressure can cause the risk of stroke, heart failure and death. This death causes the elderly to become worried about their condition, so that the elderly experience psychological changes, namely anxiety that requires long treatment and excessive worry. Anxiety can be overcome with non-pharmacological abortion interventions, namely Yoga and Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness.
Purpose: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Islamic Yoga and Spiritual Mindfulness therapy in reducing anxiety in elderly hypertension. Research
Methods: This study used a Quasi-Experimental Design with a Control Group pretest-posttest Design approach, taking a sample of 60 respondents. The research instrument used the DASS questionnaire (Depression et al.). The results showed a significant value of Islamic Yoga and Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy on anxiety levels in elderly hypertensives with a p-value of 0.039 <0.05. The average Anxiety result in yoga practice was 26.33, and the average Anxiety result in Islamic spiritual Mindfulness practice was 22.93. The results showed that there was a significant value in Islamic Yoga and Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy on the level of anxiety in elderly hypertensives with a p-value of 0.039 <0.05, which means that there is an average difference between Islamic Yoga and Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy and anxiety levels. The average Anxiety result in yoga practice was 26.33, and the average Anxiety result in Islamic spiritual Mindfulness practice was 22.93.
Conclusion: Yoga practice intervention is more effective than Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness therapy on the anxiety level of elderly hypertension.
Conclusion: Yoga practice intervention is more effective than Islamic Spiritual Mindfulness therapy on the anxiety level of elderly hypertension
Comparable studies
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Citations in the library
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