Effect of Yoga-based Exercises on Functional Capacity, Dyspnea, Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospective Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pandemic
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To investigate the effect of yoga-based exercises therapy on functional capacity, dyspnea, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in healthcare professionals following COVID-19.
Detailed Description
Twenty-six healthcare professionals who were diagnosed with COVID-19, whose treatments were completed, and who were actively working during the subacute period with ongoing complaints were included in the study. The exercises program consisting of stretching, relaxation, isometric strengthening, breathing, and meditation exercises were given to the healthcare professionals under a 60-minute yoga-based exercises program held twice a week for a period of eight weeks. Flexibility and muscle strength measurements of the patients were calculated by the sit and reach test, shoulder flexibility test, and a hand dynamometer. Functional capacity was evaluated with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), physical activity and dyspnea severity with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, depression and anxiety level with the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory, the quality of life with the SF-36, and sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Investigators
Refiye Önal
MD
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •prospective clinical trial patients who were COVID-19 PCR (+) and/or diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia by computed tomography, completed their medical treatment, had ongoing fatigue, dyspnea, decreased stamina, difficulty in activities of daily living, anxiety, and depression complaints, had an event duration of 2 to 6 months, were actively working (between 25-60 years of age), and had a stable general condition and cognitive ability were included in our study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who were hemodynamically unstable, whose cardiac and pulmonary system stability could not be maintained, who had rheumatic, neurological, and psychological disorders, and those who could not continue the program due to working conditions were determined as exclusion criteria.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale
Time Frame: eight week
The mMRC scale is a self-rating tool to measure the degree of disability that breathlessness poses on day-to-day activities on a scale from 0 to 4: 0, no breathlessness except on strenuous exercise; 1, shortness of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill; 2, walks slower than people of same age on the level because of breathlessness or has to stop to catch breath when walking at their own pace on the level; 3, stops for breath after walking ∼100 m or after few minutes on the level; and 4, too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing or undressing
Six minute walk test
Time Frame: eight week
The 6 Minute Walk Test is a sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes is used as the outcome by which to compare changes in performance capacity
Secondary Outcomes
- Beck Anxiety Inventory(eight week)