Influence of Deep Breathing Exercise on Anxiety in First Year Medical Students of Tirunelveli.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Our modern life is mostly sedentary in nature,that consists of physical inactivity,overeating,exposure to physical and emotional stress .All these acts to cause anxiety in young individuals.Anxiety when continued as stress,can cause physiological changes in our body in the form of sympathatic stimulation with reduction in parasympathetic activity,which inturn causes alterations in the cardiovascular and respiratory functions .Deep slow breathing trials have been published in various journals around the world. The current study was undertaken to assess the impact of deep breathing exercise in the anxiety reduction of selected volunteers.Materials & Methods: The study group consists of 146 first year medical students in the age group of 17-19years. The anxiety level was assessed in them by using Pre-test-Brief Patient Anxiety Questionnaire.Deep breathing exercise was done for 30 minutes/ day for a period of 3 months by the students. At the end of 3 months, variation in anxiety level was assessed by post-test using the same questionnaire.Results :The anxiety level was assessed by assigning scores and those with 1-5,6-10 and 11-15 were said to have mild, moderate and severe anxiety respectively.. There was a significant reduction in the anxiety level of students after the deep breathing exercise of 3 months as found by post-test questionnaire. Conclusion: Deep breathing exercise is a simple, easy method which creates awareness among the first year medical students to improve their physical & mental healthand also to face their professional challenges in a better way.
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Kavitha S, Sujatha B
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