Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life of Oral Healthcare Professionals during Covid19 Pandemic

Pandey, C.; Shewale, A.; Puri, S.; Bhayade, S.; Daware, A.; Deshpande, I.

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