Changes in respiratory system functional indicators, sleep quality and psychoemotional state of women attending Nirvana Fitness® classes
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2020-12-02 |
Short Oral Scientific Presentation Session
Bibliogr.: p. 16
ISBN 978-9955-15-683-3
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee: Kristina Berškienė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Saulė Salatkaitė, Giedrė Vaičienė.
Introduction. Stress has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Therefore it is important to discover easy-to-use stress reduction interventions for the overall treatment and management of this global health problem (1), one of which is relaxation practices (2). An excellent relaxation tool is pursed – lips breathing (PLB) (3). Although PLB has been discussed for many years and the number of researches is growing (4), Nirvana Fitness® classes, which are based on this breathing technique, have not been studied in Lithuania or around the world so far. Research aim – to determine changes in respiratory function, sleep quality and psychoemotional state of women attending Nirvana Fitness® classes. Research methods and organization. The research was conducted from October 2019 to May 2020. An evaluation was performed before the first Nirvana Fitness® class and after 8 months of classes. Classes were held for 45 minutes twice a week in small groups. 28 healthy, sedentary jobs working women met the selection criteria and 17 women completed the research. The age of the women was 52 (34 – 63; 51.12) years. Before and during the research all subjects worked a sedentary job and did not attend any other physical activity classes that taught correct breathing or performed breathing exercises. None of the women participating in the research were regularly smoking during and before the research. Sleep quality of the research subjects was evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). If the PSQI value is greater than or equal to 5 during sleep quality assessment it indicates the presence of sleep disorders and poor sleep quality. The higher the PSQI value, the lower the quality of sleep (5). Psychoemotional state (distress, tendency to anxiety, tendency to depression and somatization) was evaluated using a Four – Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ). The functional state of the respiratory system [...].