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 .