A Pilot Study: “Effectiveness Of Yoga Therapy To Improve Quality Of Sleep And Mental Health Among Nursing Students In Selected Nursing Colleges At Uttar Pradesh”

Abstract

Inadequate sleep is linked to compromised mental, psychological, and physical abilities that people need for optimal health and wellness.Stress is a major factor for nursing students as they strive to fulfil their professional obligations. Yoga is a useful technique for lowering stress and enhancing mental wellness. However, managing stress and anxiety is aided by improvements in psychological well-being. The purpose of the study was to assess how yoga practice might help nursing students manage their mental health, including stress and anxiety, as well as their sleep quality. A true experimental design was used sample were selected through simple randomization. .Selected nursing college in Uttar Pradesh, India served as the study's site. 60 nursing students from various Uttar Pradesh, India-based nursing colleges participated.30 individuals were assigned at random by the researcher to the intervention group and another 30 to the control group. For 30 days, the yoga group practiced yoga for 40 minutes every day. There was no intervention given to the control group. The researcher used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Students Stress. Inventory (SSI) to examine outcomes at baseline and 30 days after the intervention. The paired t test was used once the researcher determined whether the data were normal. After the intervention, the yoga group's mental health variables—such as stress and anxiety and sleep quality—dropped considerably more than those of the control group. Three facets of QOS and mental health were shown to have significantly improved for the yoga

group. This study's findings indicate that a four-week yoga intervention has a positive impact on nursing students' mental health. To satisfy the demands of the nursing profession, yoga intervention can be incorporated into nursing education. Yoga may be beneficial for nursing students in managing their mental and sleep wellness. By enhancing general mental health, improving the quality of sleep, and lowering stress and anxiety, yoga can improve quality of life.