title: Efficacy of yoga therapy on subjective well-being and basic living skills of patients having chronic schizophrenia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Scientific studies demonstrate efficacy of yogic treatment methods in stress and anxiety related disorders, psychosomatic disorders and physical illness. Very few studies have been conducted on schizophrenic patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of yoga therapy on subjective well-being, basic living skills, self-care, interpersonal, communicational and routine functions of schizophrenic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty chronic schizophrenic hospitalized patients were selected from Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi and were randomly assigned to the experimental group (yoga therapy along with Pharmacotherapy, n=15), and to control group (Pharmacotherapy alone, n=15). Baseline assessment was done using Post Graduate Institute general well-being measure (GWBM), Checklist for basic living skills and Indian disability evaluation and assessment scale (IDEAS). The experimental group attended yoga therapy every day for about 1½ h including motivational and feedback session. After 1 month post-assessment was done for both the groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pearson Chi-square test was used for comparing the results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of 1 month experimental group showed better rating in comparison to control group in PGI GWBM, basic living skills and IDEAS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga could improve patients' subjective well-being, their daily basic living functioning, personal hygiene, self-care, interpersonal activities and communication, and prompted more involvement in routine work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Babu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paikkatt
authors.forename: Amool Ranjan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Pawan Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Masroor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahan
keywords: Basic living skills; schizophrenia; well-being; yoga therapy