Effect Of Yoga Therapy On Vasomotor Symptoms Among Menopausal Women Residing In Selected Villages At Namakkal District
International Journal of Development Research
Effect Of Yoga Therapy On Vasomotor Symptoms Among Menopausal Women Residing In Selected Villages At Namakkal District
Received 10th April, 2018 Received in revised form 29th May, 2018 Accepted 26th June, 2018 Published online 30th July, 2018
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Menopause is one of the women’s most important life stages. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of Yoga therapy on Vasomotor symptoms among menopausal women. Materials and Methods: A True experimental research where pre and post test with control group design. Samples: Menopausal women with menopausal symptoms at Namakkal (Dt). Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample. MRS (Menopause Rating Scale) was used to assess the level of menopausal symptoms. Results: The post test mean score for yoga was 57.5% in experimental group whereas in control group 31.25% showing the difference of 26%. Paired‘t’ test score for vasomotor symptoms was 8.435 in experimental group showing the significant effectiveness of yoga therapy. Unpaired‘t’ test score was 4.768 for yoga therapy. Conclusion: There was no significant association between post test vasomotor symptoms scores in both groups. It concluded that Yoga therapy was effective in reducing the vasomotor symptoms among menopausal women.
