MANAGEMENT OF DAILY HASSLES AND ANXIETY AMONG MYOCARDIAL INFARCT PATIENTS
Pooja Varma, Waheeda Khan
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) March 29, 2018 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6941467 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Myocardial infarction patients aged 28-55 years, mostly working men and women in India |
| Interventions | Yoga Nidra pranayama meditation |
| Duration | Ten consecutive days |
| Topics | Anxiety |
| Key points | A ten-day yoga and meditation program was followed by reduced anxiety and improved reactions to workplace hassles among 30 myocardial infarction patients, based on Day 1 to Day 10 assessments. The authors argue the techniques work by helping patients observe anxiety-laden sensations non-judgmentally and redirect attention to the present moment. |
Abstract
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is found to be the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Currently, the Myocardial Infarction (MI) or stroke incidence in India is much higher than western industrialized countries. One of the factors associated with an increased riskof MI are chronic hassles at workplace, financial setbacksand persistentanxietythat aggravate incident of CHD and cardiac mortality. Presently, prevention and management of stroke is the best option considering the Indian scenario through control and/or avoiding riskfactors of stroke.This study aimed to examine the effects of ashort yoga program in overcomingstressful response towards hassles and the tendencies to react anxiously to situations. Thirty MI patients aged 28–55 years mostlyworking men and women participated inmanagement program in the form of yoga Nidra(deep relaxation), pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation for tenconsecutive days. The assessment pre and post yoga and meditation techniquesshowed remarkably reduced level of anxiety and improved reactions toward hassles at workplace from Day 1 scores to Day 10.Results highlighted the effectiveness of yoga and meditation in decreasingphysiological sensations of anxiety by enabling patients to observe these anxiety-laden sensations in a non-judgmental way without avoiding them. In addition, the techniques helped MI patients in recognizing stress inducing or negative thought patterns and redirecting attention to things that occurred in the present moment.The paper thus, reiterates the beneficial effects of regular practice of yogaand meditation for improving the physiological, emotional and psychological health and thereby enhancing the productivity at workplace.
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