A study to assess the effectiveness of yoga therapy on hypertension among geriatric people of selected old age homes at Jabalpur city

Abstract

Yoga has emerged as a safe effective, alternative therapy of hypertension, the study aimed “To assess the effectiveness of yoga therapy on hypertension among geriatric people” A Quantitative research approach with quasi experimental pre & post - test-control group is design adopted. Purposive sampling technique to select 60 Geriatric people for study. The tool is administered after validity and reliability. pre –test experimental group mean is 166.86, SD is 16.7 and control group pre -test mean is 165.2, SD is 16.53, mean difference is 1.66 and SD is 0.17 and unpaired t value is 0.387 and table value is 2.0452 i.e. non -significant. The data in B.P post –test experimental group mean is 158.2, SD 15.6 and control group post -test mean is 183.33, SD 19.3 and mean difference is 25 and SD difference is 3.7 and used unpaired tvalue is 5.519, table value is 2.0017this is significant.