title: The impact of yoga upon female patients suffering from hypothyroidism.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of yoga on the quality of life of female hypothyroid patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The WHO Quality of Life Scale(22) was used to assess the quality of life of 20 female hypothyroid patients. Subjects attended one hour yoga sessions daily for a period of one month. A pretest-post-test research design was used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients' quality of life scores following the yoga program were greater than scores obtained prior to undertaking yoga (p < 0.01). Patients also reported significant improvement in their perception of the overall quality of life and of their health post yoga intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that yoga is valuable in helping the hypothyroid patients to manage their disease-related symptoms. Yoga may be considered as supportive or complementary therapy in conjunction with medical therapy for the treatment of hypothyroid disorder.
authors: Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal 462026, Madhya Pradesh, India. poonam.singh51@yahoo.com
authors: Poonam
authors: P
authors: Singh
authors: Bhupinder
authors: B
authors: Singh
authors: Rachna
authors: R
authors: Dave
authors: Rakhi
authors: R
authors: Udainiya
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015013:Yoga