Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life of Oral Healthcare Professionals during Covid- 19 Pandemic

Abstract

Yoga is a holistic approach to mental and physical health and is classified by the national institutes of health as a form of complementary and alternative medicine for human life. COVID 19 pandemic has impacted the quality of life of oral health care professionals. Our aim was to assess the effect of yoga on the quality of life of these professionals . Thirty participants (12 male/18 female) with a mean age 40.5 ± 2.5 years were prepared utilizing a 45-minute common yoga protocol module .All members went to 24 sessions over a 4-week regimen. A standard WHOQOL-BREF survey was utilized to evaluate the QOL in 4 areas (physical, psychological, social and environmental). The responses in terms of scores from the survey were investigated utilizing independent student 't' test. The change in the QOL following a 4-week yoga session was our studied outcome. After 4 weeks there was a significant change in physical domain (p=0.001), psychological domain (p=0.045) and in the total mean WHOQOL score (p=0.028).It was found that integrating yoga in daily curriculum does enhance the quality of life of oral healthcare professionals in the current COVID 19 Pandemic .

Mindfulness-based interventions for improving mental health of frontline healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

“…The one single-arm study of Divya et al [51] showed a statistically significant improvement of satisfaction with life in HCPs immediately after the program, and it continued to increase on day 40. The one single-arm study of Pandey et al [68] showed a significant statistical improvement in the total score of quality of life due to the MBI. Finally, no significant differences in pre-post intervention were observed in empathy in the study of Miyoshi et al [64].…”

“…The program included information on the nature of mindfulness, meditation practices, and yoga exercises. The protocol applied in the study by Pandey et al [68] included yoga postures (Asanas), breathing regulation techniques (Pranayama), and meditation (Dhyana), which favor the achievement of a state of dissociation between oneself and disturbing thought or activities. The intervention carried out by Vajpeyee et al [71] combined yoga sessions (which include meditation and deep breathing exercises) and music sessions (the participants could choose the type of music they preferred, and/or listen to instrumental music by Pandit VM Bhatt).…”

“…Regarding the modality of implementation, 4 interventions were carried out in-person through face-toface sessions [53,55,63,68], 20 in virtual/online format (through apps, WhatsApp, video files, audio files, reading files, tutorials, and/or phone conversations) [45, 46, 48-52, 54, 56-61, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72], and 4 in a mixed modality [47,62,65,71].…”

“…Two by the researchers together with psychologists and experienced trainers [64,66]. And 6 of the studies do not indicate who prepared and/or carried out the intervention [45,53,57,61,68,69].…”

“…Other variables were also analyzed, albeit in a smaller number of articles. Thus, fear of COVID-19 was assessed in 2 papers by the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) [57,63]; the Compassion Scale (CS) was used in 1 study [53] to assess compassion; the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) was used in 2 studies [53,57] to assess compassion satisfaction; 4 studies evaluated self-compassion using the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) [50,53,57,64]; the feeling of loneliness and social isolation was evaluated in 2 of the studies using the UCLA Loneliness Scale [50,70]; post-traumatic stress in 3 studies through the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) [52], the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) [53], and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) [57]; work engagement in 2 of the studies using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) [60] and the Job Engagement Scale (JES) [53]; self-efficacy in 1 article through the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) [52]; satisfaction with life in 1 study through the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) [51]; quality of life in 1 article through the WHOQOL-BREF-survey form [68], and empathy of the HCPs in 1 study through the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) [64].…”