Effect of yoga on EUROFIT physical fitness parameters on adolescents dwelling in an orphan home: A randomized control study

Purohit, Satya Prakash; Pradhan, Balaram; Nagendra, Hongasandra Ramarao

doi:10.1080/17450128.2016.1139764

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“…The interventions included in the meta‐analysis did not appear to look at‐risk factors for loneliness other than special needs of the those in the sample – that is orphaned (Purohit et al, 2016), incarcerated youth (Rohde et al, 2004), ASD/Autism (Barry et al, 2003) and children with life‐threatening illnesses (Battles & Wiener, 2002) – interventions were targeted at youth who were assumed to have higher loneliness rather than those that we know actually did. In addition, interventions did not distinguish between transient and chronic loneliness.…”

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Review: Alleviating loneliness in young people – a meta‐analysis of interventions

Eccles

Qualter

2020

Child Adoles Ment Health

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Background Loneliness is common among youth and is associated with poor physical and mental health, and poor educational outcomes. To date, there have been no meta‐analyses of interventions aimed at reducing loneliness among young people. Methods We conducted meta‐analyses of single group and randomised control trials (RCTs) of studies published between 1980 and 2019, which measured loneliness as an outcome in youth ages 25 years or younger. Moderators, including sample demographics and intervention characteristics, that might affect intervention success, were examined. Results A total of 39 studies (14 single group and 25 RCTs) were included, and we found evidence that youth loneliness could be reduced via intervention. Moderator analysis – including intervention characteristics, study quality and sample demographics – was also examined. Conclusions While interventions were shown to reduce loneliness among youth, the interventions included in the meta‐analyses often targeted youth viewed to be at risk – for example those with health concerns – and rarely did the interventions target youth who reported loneliness. There is also no indication of whether youth experienced chronic or transient loneliness. In future work, interventions should be designed specifically for loneliness, with universal programmes helping youth manage their transient feelings of loneliness, and targeted interventions for those suffering from chronic loneliness. There is also a need to look at socioeconomic and other risk factors outside the individual for targeted interventions. Key Practitioner Message There have been no meta‐analyses that have evaluated the effect of interventions for reducing loneliness among children and adolescents. We found intervention programmes targeted at youth are successful at reducing loneliness. Future interventions should be designed specially with loneliness in mind, with (a) universal programmes to help youth manage their experiences of transient loneliness, and (b) targeted interventions for youth reporting chronic loneliness. They should also examine the longer‐term outcomes of the interventions. Future interventions should be designed, evaluated and then documented using guidelines on how to write up an intervention evaluation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review: Alleviating loneliness in young people – a meta‐analysis of interventions

Eccles

Qualter

2020

Child Adoles Ment Health

171

138

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“…Each review session was taught as a reinforcement of the prior lessons. Given previous research suggesting that yoga is as beneficial as, and sometimes better than, standard physical exercise at improving a variety of health-related outcomes (Ross and Thomas 2010), as well as research showing that yoga may increase exercise adherence in adults (Bryan et al 2012) and improve physical fitness in adolescents (Purohit et al 2016), study staff and school administrators felt confident that the yoga intervention would provide the physical activity necessary to meet requirements for the seventh-grade physical education curriculum. Analyses on class attendance revealed that dosage requirements were met, with an average student attendance rate of 95.75 % (range across class sections = 93.87–97.24 %) and with instructors teaching an average of 30.75 yoga sessions per class section (range = 29–32) (occasionally yoga sessions were cancelled due to snow days, assemblies, etc.…”

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Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting: A Preliminary Group-Randomized Controlled Trial

Butzer

LoRusso

Shin

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J Youth Adolescence

102

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Adolescence is a key developmental period for preventing substance use initiation, however prevention programs solely providing educational information about the dangers of substance use rarely change adolescent substance use behaviors. Recent research suggests that mind–body practices such as yoga may have beneficial effects on several substance use risk factors, and that these practices may serve as promising interventions for preventing adolescent substance use. The primary aim of the present study was to test the efficacy of yoga for reducing substance use risk factors during early adolescence. Seventh-grade students in a public school were randomly assigned by classroom to receive either a 32-session yoga intervention (n = 117) in place of their regular physical education classes or to continue with physical-education-as-usual (n = 94). Participants (63.2 % female; 53.6 % White) completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires assessing emotional self-regulation, perceived stress, mood impairment, impulsivity, substance use willingness, and actual substance use. Participants also completed questionnaires at 6-months and 1-year post-intervention. Results revealed that participants in the control condition were significantly more willing to try smoking cigarettes immediately post-intervention than participants in the yoga condition. Immediate pre- to post-intervention differences did not emerge for the remaining outcomes. However, long-term follow-up analyses revealed a pattern of delayed effects in which females in the yoga condition, and males in the control condition, demonstrated improvements in emotional self-control. The findings suggest that school-based yoga may have beneficial effects with regard to preventing males' and females' willingness to smoke cigarettes, as well as improving emotional self-control in females. However additional research is required, particularly with regard to the potential long-term effects of mind–body interventions in school settings. The present study contributes to the literature on adolescence by examining school-based yoga as a novel prevention program for substance use risk factors.

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“…Several studies analyzing the PF as predictor of PA ( Jaakkola et al, 2015 ) or the use of muscle strength field-based test to identify risk in several diseases among adolescents ( Castro-Piñero et al, 2019 ) used a battery of PF assessment in order to obtain scientific support and strong correlations between key factors related to the health status in young population. The level of physical fitness and the different components (core strength, lower and upper body strength, agility, balance, flexibility, and endurance) were assessed using the Eurofit Physical Fitness Test Battery ( Gulías-González et al, 2014 ; Purohit et al, 2016 ). The protocols established by the guidelines for this test battery and the American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM], 2010 were followed to guarantee the safety of the participants.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship Between the Practice of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Physical Education Students: The Integrated Regulation As a Mediating Variable

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Effect of yoga on EUROFIT physical fitness parameters on adolescents dwelling in an orphan home: A randomized control study

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Review: Alleviating loneliness in young people – a meta‐analysis of interventions

Review: Alleviating loneliness in young people – a meta‐analysis of interventions

Evaluation of Yoga for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use Risk Factors in a Middle School Setting: A Preliminary Group-Randomized Controlled Trial

Relationship Between the Practice of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Physical Education Students: The Integrated Regulation As a Mediating Variable

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