Effectiveness of yogasana therapy on levels of stress among women with hypertension at selected area, Vellore

The global burden of high blood pressure supports predictions of a world wide epidemic of cardio- vascular disease. Hypertension is directly responsible for 57% of deaths in India. (WHO 2015). Stress is an altered state of body and mind from normal homeostatic conditions that is caused due to extrinsic or intrinsic factors. In the world 200 million women are suffering from stress. Yogasana is an economical, non invasive practice that has become increasingly popular as a means of relieving stress, enhancing health, and improving fitness with no appreciable side effects and multiple collateral lifestyle benefits. STATEMENT Effectiveness of yogasana therapy reduces levels of stress among women with hypertension at selected rural area, Vellore. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the pre-test levels of stress among women with hypertension before yogasana therapy. 2. To assess the effectiveness of yogasana therapy on levels of stress among women with hypertension. 3. To find out the association between the post test levels of stress among women with hypertension and selected demographic variables. METHODS: The research approach is quantities and the research design selected was pre experimental one group pre and post test design. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to selected 30 women with hypertension at Unai Vaniyambadi, Village. The ISMA stress questionnaire. The conceptual frame work used in the present study is based on Kolcaba theory of comfort was developed by Katherine Kolcaba 1990. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used for analysis and interpretation. Results and interpretation: The pretest levels of stress among women with hypertension mean value is 22.2 and SD ±0.574. After yogasana therapy the post test mean value is 5.53 the SD±2.05. than the table value (3.66) which was statistically significant at P <0.001. Hence H1 was accepted. The demographic variable number of children was associated at P