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The Effect of Yoga Program on Reduced Blood Pressure in Elderly′s Essential Hypertension  

박형숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
김윤진 (부산대학교 의과대학 가정의학과)
김영희 (춘해대학 간호과)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.32, no.5, 2002 , pp. 633-642 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a Yoga program on decreasing blood pressure in elderly patients with essential hypertension and to suggest a yoga program effective as a nursing intervention tool to reduced blood pressure with increasing life satisfaction. Method: The subjects of this study were 24 elderly's essential hypertension, who practiced yoga by three times a week for 8 weeks. In order to evaluate the effect of the yoga program, blood pressure, physiological parameters (Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides) and level of life satisfaction were measured before and after the training. Collected date were analyzed by SPSSWIN program. Result: 1) There were significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 2) There were significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides but no significant increased in HDL. 3) Blood pressure changes were time specific : Both of systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly reduced after 2weeks. 4) There was a significant increase in life satisfaction. Conclusion: The results proved that a yoga program was an effective nursing intervention to reduce blood pressure and to increased life satisfaction for elderly patients with essential hypertension.
Keywords
Essential hypertension; Elderly; Yoga;
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