“A Study to Assess the Practice of Yoga among Women in Menopause at Selected Areas of Thiruvallur Distirct, Tamil Nadu”
Dr. Sharadha Ramesh
*1, Ms Poonam Yadav
21Directorcum Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2Tutor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
ABSTRACT
Women’s life and health at every age is very precious they should take care of themselves and women have large role and responsibilities for her family and the society, so she must stay fit and healthy .However ageing is a natural process. For a female ageing will start after the 20 weeks of her gestation .Whereas the life expectancy of a women across the globe by the year 2025 may rise ant reach to 82 years in all the developed countries. The current study Objectives taken in consideration for the present are: 1.To assess the level of Performance of yoga among women in menopause 2. To associate the Practice Score of yoga with selected demographic variables among women in menopause Methodology:
Quantitative research approach was adopted for this study to accomplish the objectives of the study.
Keywords
Assess, Level of Practice, Yoga, Women in Menopause.
INTRODUCTION
Women’s life and health at every age is very precious they should take care of themselves and women have large role and responsibilities for her family and the society, so she must stay fit and healthy .However ageing is a natural process. For a female ageing will start after the 20 weeks of her gestation .Whereas the life expectancy of a women across the globe by the year 2025 may rise ant reach to 82 years in all the developed countries.
Hence the investigator felt the need to conduct a research to assess the practice of yoga among the menopausal women’s.
THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
“A study to assess the practice of Yoga among women in menopause at selected areas of Thiruvallur Distirct, Tamil Nadu”
Objectives
To assess the level of Performance of yoga among menopausal women.
To associate the Practice Score of yoga with selected demographic variables among menopausal women
METHODOLOGY The Research Approach of the Current Study
The research approach of e current study was Quantitative Research Approach.
RESEARCHDESIGN ADOPTED FOR THE CURRENT STUDY WAS
Descriptive Research Design
VARIABLES OF THE STUDY ARE
The Independent Variables Practice of Yoga
Dependent Variables
Menopause Symptoms in Women
SETTING OF THE STUDY
The investigator conducted the study in selected sub urban areas of Thiruvallur
Population of the Study
SAMPLE AND SAMPLE SIZE
The samples were menopausal women’s fulfilling the inclusive criteria
SAMPLE SIZE
125 menopausal women
SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
Sampling technique used to select the samples of the study was Non probability convenience
DEVELOPMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE TOOL
The tool was developed by the researches by taking support of the expert members and also by referencing different review of the study .The data collected through the questionnaire used in the present study had the following components:
Section A: Assessment of Selected Demographic Variables
Variables of the menopausal women are with selected demographic variables.
Section B: Practice checklist to assess the practice of different types of Yoga among women in menopause.
CONTENTVALIDITY
Content validity of instrument was done by panel of experts in the fields of Nursing Research, Obstetrician and Statistician. The experts’ suggestions were considered and changes were done in the toll as required before the use of the tool in this study.
RELIABILITY
Reliability of the tool was measured, The reliability calculated r value was 0.78.Hence the tools was considered for
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Selected Population tally
Table 1: Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Population Tally of Menopausal Women
Population Tally (n=125)
n %
1. Age (in years) a. 45 – 50 b. 51 – 55 c. 56 – 60
48 37 40
38.4 29.6 32.0 2. Religion
a. Hindu b. Christian c. Muslim
110 13
2
88.0 10.4 1.6 3. Marital Status
a. Married health family life b. Married unhealthy family life c. Widow
d. Unmarried
72 5 47
1
57.6 4.0 37.6
0.8 4. Type of Family
a. Nuclear family b. Joint family
92 33
73.6 26.4 5. Number of Living Children
a. No issues b. One c. Two d. Three
e. Four and above
2 3 17 36 67
1.6 2.4 13.6 28.8 53.6 6 (I). Have Male Children
a. Yes b. No
103 22
83.7 16.3 6 (II). Number of Male Children
a. One
b. Two & above
40 63
38.8 61.2 7. Family Size
a. 01 b.02 c. 03 d. 04
12 15 29 69
9.6 12.0 23.2 55.2 8. Education of the Women
a. Primary school education b. Middle school education c. High school education d. Higher Secondary education e. College & above education
89 11 16 5 4
71.2 8.8 12.8
4.0 3.2 9. Occupation of the Women
a. Home maker
b. Unprofessional labour c. Professional labor d. Professional
99 17 6 3
79.2 13.6 4.8 2.4
10. Family Income (per year) a. up to 5000k
b. 5000-10 k c. 10k to 15 k d. 15k to 20 k e. 20 k and above
96 24 5 0 0
76.8 19.2 4.0 0.0 0.0
Health Related Variables
n %
1. Any Other Diseases a. Diabetes Mellitus b. Cardiac diseases c. Hypertension d. Bronchial asthma e. Any other mention f. No disease
24 0 31
1 1 79
19.2 0
2. Do you seek medical advicefor your health problems a. Yes
b. No 123
2
98.4 1.6
Economic Variables
n %
1. Economic dependency a. Independent
b. Partially dependent c. Fully dependent
38 66 21
30.4 52.8 16.8 2. Debts in the family
a. Yes b. No
91 34
72.8 27.2
Family Relationship
n %
1. Husband a. No Support b. Mild Support c. Good Support
54 70 0
43.5 56.4 0 2. In laws
a. No Support b. Mild Support c. Good Support
45 79 0
36.3 63.7 0 3. Relatives
a. No Support b. Mild Support c. Good Support
46 79 0
36.8 63.2 0 4. Children
a. No Support b. Mild Support c. Good Support
61 63 0
49.2 50.8 0
Social Support System
n %
1. Neighbors a. Not Perceived b. Weak
c. Strong
1 97 27
0.8 77.6 21.6 2. Friends
a. Not Perceived b. Weak
c. Strong
1 100
24
0.8 80.0 19.2 3. Relatives
a. Not Perceived b. Weak
c. Strong
1 46 78
0.8 36.8 62.4
Table 2: The Distribution of Level of Performance of Yoga among Menopausal Women’s
Duration of Study
Level of Performance (n = 125) Poor
Performance (< 50%)
Moderate Performance (50-75%)
Good Performance (>75%)
n % n % n %
6 weeks 1 0.8 11 8.8 113 90.4
Table 3: Mean and SD of Steps in Practice of Yoga
(n = 125) Steps of Yoga
Practice Scores 6 Weeks Mean S.D Pre Performance 7.27 1.17
Shawasana 4.75 0.43
Artha Halasana 6.6 1.03 Artha Padmasana 5.23 0.96 Parvathasana 4.5 0.86
Pranayama 5.66 0.61
Dhyana 8.1 1.18
Total 42.12 4.19
Table 4: Association between Practice Score with Related Study Demographic Variables among Menopausal Women
(n = 125)
Demographic Variables
Practice Score After 6 Weeks ANOVA F value And P value
n Mean S.D
1. Age (in years) a. 45years – 50years b. 51 years – 55years c. 56years – 60years
48 37 40
40.65 43.46 42.65
5.43 2.65 3.04
F= 5.551 P < 0.01 (Significant) 2. Religiosity
a. Hinduism b. Christianity c. Muslim
110 13
2
42.05 42.54 43.50
4.22 4.39 0.17
F= 0.188 P= 0.823 (N.S)
3. Marital Status
a. Married health family life b. Married unhealthy family life c. Widow
d. Unmarried
72 5 47
1
42.17 43.40 41.87 44.00
4.42 2.79 4.03 0.00
F= 0.275 P= 0.843 (N.S)
4. Type of Family a. Nuclear family b. Joint family
92 33
41.98 42.52
4.44 3.43
F= 0.396 P= 0.530 (N.S) 5. Number of Living Children
a. No issues b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
e. 4 and above
2 3 17 36 67
41.40 42.94 41.78 42.06 42.25
3.13 1.78 4.16 5.44 3.84
F= 0.263 P= 0.901 (N.S)
6 (I). Have Male Children a. Yes
b. no 103
22
42.18 41.82
4.36 3.39
F= 0.137 P= 0.712 (N.S) 6 (II). No of Male Children
a. 01
b. 02 or more
40 63
42.00 42.30
5.24 3.73
F= 0.116 P= 0.734 (N.S) 7. Family Size
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
12 15 29 69
42.83 42.07 41.07 42.45
3.69 3.15 5.81 3.64
F= 0.862 P= 0.463 (N.S)
8. Education of the Women a. Primary school education b. Middle school education c. High school education d. Higher Secondary education e. College & above education
89 11 16 5 4
41.62 43.82 43.13 43.80 42.50
4.64 2.36 2.83 2.28 1.00
F= 1.217 P= 0.307(N.S)
9. Occupation of the Women a. Home maker
b. Unprofessional labour c. Professional labor d. Professional
99 17 6 3
42.13 41.35 43.83 42.67
4.50 3.04 1.72 1.15
F= 0.534 P= 0.660 (N.S)
10. Family Income (per year) a. up to 5000k
b. 5000-10 k c. 10k to 15 k
96 24 5
42.01 42.25 43.60
4.30 4.08 2.61
F= 0.352 P= 0.704(N.S)
Family Relationship Practice Score after 6 weeks ANOVA F value and P value
n Mean S.D
1. Husband a. No Support b. Mild Support
54 70
41.89 42.27
4.64 3.87
F = 0.250 P = 0.618 (N.S) 2. In laws
a. No Support b. Mild Support
45 79
41.80 42.28
4.54 4.03
F= 0.369 P= 0.545 (N.S) 3. Relatives
F= 0.024
4. Children a. No Support b. Mild Support
61 63
41.03 43.14
5.12 2.74
F= 8.254 P < 0.01 (Significant)
RESULT
The study findings about the Level of Performance of yoga among menopausal women revels that 90 % of them had Good Performance (>75%) 8.8 % had Moderate Performance (50-75%) and 0.8 % had Poor Performance (< 50%) while performing the yoga. Also the result about relationship of yoga Practice Score with population tally suggests us that there is an significant association between the age of the menopausal women’s. And family relationship of the menopausal women’s, with their level of yoga practice.
CONCLUSIONS
The study result revels that Level of Performance of yoga among menopausal women was Good in 90 % menopausal women’s .Continues health education on the importance of the yoga during the menopausal period can improve the wellbeing of these women. Women need motivation and good trainers to flex their physique
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendation can be given for the above study recommends the following
A similar study may be conducted were the sample size can be larger and the population can be taken from various settings.
An comparative study between the rural and urban menopausal women
Can be conducted to compare the results in different settings.
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