Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India

Geriatrics

VinodKumar Diwan¹  Mats Hallgren¹  Maria Jirwe²  Anita Choudhary³  Priyanka Gour³  VijayK. Mahadik³  Vishal Diwan⁴  KrushnaChandra Sahoo⁵ 

[1] Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Physiology, R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456001, India;Division of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Water & Soil), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal 462030, India;ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar 751023, India;

关键词: older adults;    physical activity;    yoga;    light exercise;    intervention;    aging;   

DOI  :  10.3390/geriatrics5040103

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study is set on the background of a randomized control trial (RCT) in which intervention was carried to observe the effects of yoga/light exercise on the improvement in health and well-being among the elderly population. A longitudinal qualitative study was conducted as part of RCT interventions to explore the experience of the elderly practicing yoga/light exercise in relation to sedentary behavior in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Participants of the RCT were selected for this study. Eighteen focus group discussions were conducted—six during each phase of RCT interventions (before, during, and after). The findings regarding motivating and demotivating factors in various phases of intervention were presented in three categories: experience and perception of the effects of yoga/light exercise on sedentary behavior (1) before, (2) during, and (3) after intervention. This study explores the positive effect of yoga/light exercise on sedentary behavior and subjective well-being on the elderly population. They were recognized to have undergone changes in their physical and emotional well-being by consistently practicing yoga/light exercise. The main driving factors were periodic health check-ups and the encouragement of qualified trainers without any cost. This study concludes with the notion that these interventions should be encouraged in the community to use physical exercise as a method to better control the physical and social effects of aging.

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