Journal of Nursing Practices and Research
Efficacy of Yoga Intervention on Stress Anxiety and Psycho-Physiological Parameters Among Nursing Students

Dr. Jyoti Kathwal , Dr. Aditya Sharma , Chanchal Sharma , Bhumesh Kumar

Journal of Nursing. 2024 October; 4(2): 1–6. Published online 2024 October

Abstract: Yoga, an age-old mind-body discipline that incorporates physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation, has become more well-liked as a stress and anxiety-reduction therapy. This study examines and evaluates efficacy on tailor-made yoga intervention for the nursing students, who commonly experience homesickness and difficulty to adjust with the nursing profession. The study aimed to assess the academic anxiety and stress experienced by the nursing students and impart the yoga intervention for four weeks daily sixty minutes. Study also involved the assessment of the physiological and psychological parameters before and after the intervention. Research from observational studies and randomized controlled trials shows that yoga can improve mood regulation and resilience while dramatically lowering physiological indicators of stress, such cortisol levels. Similarly the results revealed the lowered stress levels and improvement in psychological and physiological parameters. In conclusion the study results revealed that Yoga as an intervention when implemented in life regularly helps to maintain emotion mental and physical well being.

Keywords : Anxiety, Nursing, Psycho-Physiological Parameters, Stress, Students, Yoga.

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