2016, Vol. 3, Issue 5, Part D

Aims: The main purpose of this study is to find the effect of yoga intervention on Quality of life of Male Senior Citizens.

Setting and Design: Thirty Male Senior Citizens were taken as the subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged from 60-70 years. The design used for the study was pre-post design. Random sampling technique was used for the subject’s selection.

Methods: The current study was performed on the Quality of Life of Male Senior Citizens; pre and post data for the study were assessed on the scoring and norms according to the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Yoga intervention including OM Chanting, Surya Namaskar, Yoga Asana and Relaxation were used as intervention for a period of 45 days.

Statistical Analysis Used: Dependent t-test was used for comparing the means of pre and post data between both the groups.

Results: Though there was no significant level of change in Quality of Life of Male Senior Citizens, after 45 days of Yoga intervention, yet there was a little improvement observed after the end of Yoga intervention.

Conclusions: The results conclude that the Yoga intervention for a longer period may have highly significant level of change in the Quality of Life of Male Senior Citizens.