effectiveness of pranayama on depression in elderly
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Abstract
The knowledge of Pranayama in elderly is very
important in day to day life. In case of mental health
problem like depression, the availability of the source
of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
like Pranayama helps to decrease depression. The aim
of the review is to discuss the articles pertaining to
pranayama on depression in elderly including both
quantitative and qualitative studies published and
unpublished and to review the related studies and other
articles regarding effectiveness of pranayama on
depression in elderly. The review was based on the
studies conducted globally. Systematic searches were
conducted on a range of databases, citations were
sought from relevant reviews and several websites
were also included in the search, including those of
MIND and the Mental Health Foundation. MEDline,
EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched for studies
published from 2000 January to December 2013. Five
independent reviewers assessed the eligibility of each
report based on predefined inclusion criteria (study
design and measure of depression). Individual effect
sizes were standardized. Results of 87 abstracts
reviewed, 7 results were not Randomized Controlled
Trial (RCT), 36 Studies were excluded due to their
intervention and other problems, 25 Studies were
excluded due to their outcomes, 2 dissertations was
excluded, 17 Full Text articles were assessed for
eligibility, Exclusion of study reports through full text
screening n=8 duplicated: editorial review article: 3
Did not meet inclusion criteria: 4 Incomplete
information: 9 studies met inclusion criteria and were
included for final review. Heterogeneity between
studies was not explained by age or sex, but could be
partly explained by the types of depression and
assessments. Collaborative care interventions are
more effective for depression in older people than usual care and are also of high value. Pranayama are
effective component with depression.
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| Authors | ;Kannan K;Lalitha.K;Ramachandra;Sailaxmi Gandhi;Naveen Kumar C |
| Journal | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews |
| Year | 2015 |
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