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Yoga and music intervention to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress during COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers

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  • Manisha Vajpeyee
  • Shivam Tiwari
  • Kavita Jain
  • Pamil Modi
  • Prem Bhandari
  • Guneet Monga
  • Lokendra Bahadur Yadav
  • Himani Bhardwaj
  • Akhilesh Kumar Shroti
  • Shivoham Singh
  • Atulabh Vajpeyee

Abstract

Aim: To investigate impact of Yoga and Music Intervention on anxiety, stress, and depression levels of health care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This study was conducted to assess psychological responses of 240 healthcare workers during COVID-19 outbreak. We used Yoga and Music Intervention in normal and abnormal subjects based on Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42). Results: Of all 209 participants, 105 (50.23%) had symptoms of depression (35.88%), anxiety (40.19), and stress (34.92%) alone or in combination. The data suggest that there is significant improvement in test scores after intervention. Majority of persons with abnormal score exhibited improved DASS-42 score on combined interventions of Yoga and music compared to control group. Even subjects without abnormalities on DASS-42 score also showed improved DASS-42 scores in intervention ( n  = 52) group compared to nonintervention ( n  = 52) group. Conclusions: Our findings highlighted the significance of easily available, simple, inexpensive, safe nonpharmacological interventions like Yoga and Music therapy to overcome stress, anxiety, and depression in present times.

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  • Manisha Vajpeyee & Shivam Tiwari & Kavita Jain & Pamil Modi & Prem Bhandari & Guneet Monga & Lokendra Bahadur Yadav & Himani Bhardwaj & Akhilesh Kumar Shroti & Shivoham Singh & Atulabh Vajpeyee, 2022. "Yoga and music intervention to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress during COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 68(4), pages 798-807, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:68:y:2022:i:4:p:798-807
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640211006742
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