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ORIGINAL PAPER
Ujjayi pranayama in systemic lupus women: randomized-controlled effect on cortisol, stress, depression, anxiety, and fatigue
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Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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Department of Physical Therapy for Woman’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Submission date: 2023-04-28
Acceptance date: 2023-08-11
Online publication date: 2024-08-14
Corresponding author
Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhalim Elfahl
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Entertainment Area, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Entertainment Area, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt
Physiother Quart. 2024;32(3):21-28
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ujjayi pranayama on non-lethal problems and cardiorespiratory functions in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Methods:
This randomized controlled trial involved a home-based training of ujjayi pranayama for 6 weeks. Forty SLE women were randomly assigned to either the ujjayi-pranayama group (n = 20), who performed 30 min of ujjayi pranayama daily (15 min in the morning and evening), or the waitlist control group (n = 20). Various measures, including State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), cortisol, Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), pulse rate (Pul-r), respiratory rate (Res-r), systolic blood pressure (SBPr), and diastolic blood pressure (DBPr) were assessed.
Results:
Significant reductions were observed via paired tests in Pul-r (75.95 ± 3.63 vs 72.95 ± 3.17; p < 0.001), Res-r (16.70 ± 3.62 vs 14.80 ± 2.94; p < 0.001), SBPr (126.60 ± 4.75 vs 121.30 ± 4.30; p < 0.001), DBPr (82.15 ± 3.57 vs 78.05 ± 3.44; p < 0.001), PSQI (7.45 ± 1.27 vs 5.10 ± 1.20; p < 0.001), FSS (4.80 ± 1 vs 3.75 ± 1.11; p < 0.001), BDI-II (13.70 ± 2.77 vs 6.80 ± 1.50; p < 0.001), STAI (66.70 ± 4.72 vs 47.55 ± 6.15; p < 0.001), cortisol (8.51 ± 1.36 vs 6.34 ± 1.36; p < 0.001), and SVS (12.65 ± 1.78 vs 6.45 ± 1.57; p < 0.001) in the ujjayi pranayama group only.
Conclusions:
Ujjayi pranayama significantly improved non-lethal problems and cardiorespiratory functions in women with lupus.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ujjayi pranayama on non-lethal problems and cardiorespiratory functions in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Methods:
This randomized controlled trial involved a home-based training of ujjayi pranayama for 6 weeks. Forty SLE women were randomly assigned to either the ujjayi-pranayama group (n = 20), who performed 30 min of ujjayi pranayama daily (15 min in the morning and evening), or the waitlist control group (n = 20). Various measures, including State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), cortisol, Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), pulse rate (Pul-r), respiratory rate (Res-r), systolic blood pressure (SBPr), and diastolic blood pressure (DBPr) were assessed.
Results:
Significant reductions were observed via paired tests in Pul-r (75.95 ± 3.63 vs 72.95 ± 3.17; p < 0.001), Res-r (16.70 ± 3.62 vs 14.80 ± 2.94; p < 0.001), SBPr (126.60 ± 4.75 vs 121.30 ± 4.30; p < 0.001), DBPr (82.15 ± 3.57 vs 78.05 ± 3.44; p < 0.001), PSQI (7.45 ± 1.27 vs 5.10 ± 1.20; p < 0.001), FSS (4.80 ± 1 vs 3.75 ± 1.11; p < 0.001), BDI-II (13.70 ± 2.77 vs 6.80 ± 1.50; p < 0.001), STAI (66.70 ± 4.72 vs 47.55 ± 6.15; p < 0.001), cortisol (8.51 ± 1.36 vs 6.34 ± 1.36; p < 0.001), and SVS (12.65 ± 1.78 vs 6.45 ± 1.57; p < 0.001) in the ujjayi pranayama group only.
Conclusions:
Ujjayi pranayama significantly improved non-lethal problems and cardiorespiratory functions in women with lupus.
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