Effect of 12 Weeks Modified “Dantien-Salee” Yoga Training on Pulmonary Function, Functional Fitness, and Quality of Life in Elderly Thai
Duangjun Phantayuth¹, Benjamas Chuaychoo², Salee Supaporn³, Arth Nana¹,²
Affiliation : ¹ College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom., Thailand² Division of Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ³ Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Physical Education, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
Objective: To investigate the effect of 12 weeks Modified “Dantien-Salee” Yoga training (MDS) on pulmonary function, functional fitness, and quality of life (QoL) in elderly Thai.
Material and Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted using a sample of twenty-four elderly subjects with no previous experience of yoga training. They were equally divided into a MDS group and control group. The MDS group were asked to attend a 70-minite session of MDS training three times a week over 12 weeks. The control group was asked to continue their normal daily routine over the same period. Pulmonaryfunction tests, functional fitness assessments, and QoL by SF-36 assessments, were all measured at baseline and after the 12 weeks study period. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to evaluate differences between groups.
Results: There were no differences in spirometry and lung volumes over the intervention period. Both maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) showed tendency to improve in the MDS group but did not reach statistically significant level. Functional fitness and QoL improved significantly (p<0.05) over the 12 weeks period in MDS group.
Conclusion: MDS program led to improvement of functional fitness and enhance the QoL in the study group of elderly participants without significant change in pulmonary function parameters. The MDS program is safe and easy to practice. It should be considered as a mode for exercise prescription in the elderly.
Received 14 October2021 | Revised 15 December 2021 | Accepted 15 December 2021
DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2022.01.13228
Keywords : Yoga; Elderly; Functional fitness; QoL
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