HOD, Mental Health Nursing Dept, Shri USB College of Nursing, Rajasthan
Developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia are projected to have the largest number of elderly by 2025. The elderly population in India is expected to grow from 7.6 million in 2001 to 137 million by 2021. Sleep disturbance is another commonly reported problem in elderly. Sleep disturbances can affect daytime function in elderly and have a significant negative effect on daily activities.
1) A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of yoga on insomnia among old agers in selected areas of sirohi.
The research approach used was quantitative, the study was conducted using pre-experiemental design one group pre-test and post test, on 30 old agers in rural area, using non –probability convenient sampling. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
In the pre-test old agers had 55.83% level of insomnia and mean score was 40.20 ± 8.24. In the post test old agers had 35.28% of insomnia and mean score was 25,40±5.73. The post-test mean insomnia score was significantly lesser than the pre – test mean insomnia score, indicating the effectiveness of yoga.
The study findings revealed that yoga was highly effective in improving sleep quality of old agers.
Yoga, Insomnia, Old Agers
