Impact of long term Yoga practice on sleep quality and quality of life in the elderly

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-32

  Bankar, Mangesh A ^a   Chaudhari, Sarika K ^b   Chaudhari, Kiran D ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asana; cognition; pranayama; quality of life; sleep; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; LEIDEN PADUA QUESTIONNAIRE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMNOLENCE; VOLUNTEER; YOGA;

EID: 84876230571     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.109548     Document Type: Article

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