Quality of Life in Yoga Practitioners—Research Conducted on a Population of Polish Yogis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Procedure
2.3. Instruments
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | SG | CG | p | |||
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N | % | N | % | |||
Sex | Female | 124 | 82.7 | 124 | 82.7 | 1.000 a |
Male | 26 | 17.3 | 26 | 17.3 | ||
Total | 150 | 100.0 | 150 | 100.0 | ||
Age | M | 42.53 | 41.43 | 0.053 b | ||
SD | 4.697 | 4.729 | ||||
Me | 43.0 | 40.0 | ||||
Min | 35.0 | 31.0 | ||||
Max | 50.0 | 51.0 | ||||
Q1 | 38.0 | 37.0 | ||||
Q3 | 46.0 | 45.0 | ||||
Family status | Married | 105 | 70.0 | 122 | 81.3 | 0.057 a |
Cohabitation | 17 | 11.3 | 13 | 8.7 | ||
Single | 28 | 18.7 | 15 | 10.0 | ||
Total | 150 | 100.0 | 150 | 100.0 | ||
Place of residence | Village | 18 | 12.0 | 32 | 21.3 | 0.057 a |
City with a population under 10,000 | 4 | 2.7 | 10 | 6.7 | ||
City with a population between 10,000 to 50,000 | 13 | 8.7 | 11 | 7.3 | ||
City with population between 50,000 to 100,000 | 10 | 6.7 | 5 | 3.3 | ||
City with a population above 100,000 | 105 | 70.0 | 92 | 61.3 | ||
Total | 150 | 100.0 | 150 | 100.0 |
Group | Test Result | ||||
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Study Group | Control Group | ||||
Education | Higher | N | 127 | 101 | χ2 = 11.422 df = 1 p = 0.001 |
% | 84.7 | 67.3 | |||
Other than higher | N | 23 | 49 | ||
% | 15.3 | 32.7 | |||
Total | N | 150 | 150 | ||
% | 100.0 | 100.0 |
WHOQOL 1 | WHOQOL 2 | WHOQOL 3 | WHOQOL 4 | WHOQOL 5 | WHOQOL 6 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SG | CG | SG | CG | SG | CG | SG | CG | SG | CG | SG | CG | |
M | 16.99 | 15.74 | 15.01 | 14.03 | 15.29 | 15.31 | 15.20 | 14.21 | 4.15 | 3.97 | 4.03 | 3.70 |
SD | 1.85 | 2.32 | 2.17 | 2.41 | 2.85 | 2.73 | 1.81 | 2.04 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.89 |
Min | 10.86 | 8.57 | 9.33 | 8.00 | 5.33 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
Max | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 19.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Q25 | 16.00 | 14.29 | 14.00 | 12.00 | 13.33 | 13.33 | 14.00 | 13.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
Me | 17.14 | 15.71 | 15.33 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 15.50 | 14.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Q75 | 18.29 | 17.14 | 16.67 | 15.33 | 17.33 | 17.33 | 16.50 | 15.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
U | 7579.00 | 8554.00 | 11141.50 | 7919.50 | 9794.50 | 9194.50 | ||||||
p | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | 0.884 | <0.001 * | 0.023 * | 0.002 * |
Scale | Test Result |
---|---|
WHOQOL 1 | χ2 = 9.957 df = 4 p = 0.041 * |
WHOQOL 2 | χ2 = 9.636 df = 4 p = 0.047 * |
WHOQOL 3 | χ2 = 11.129 df = 4 p = 0.025 * |
WHOQOL 4 | χ2 = 4.153 df = 4 p = 0.386 |
Scale | Test Result |
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WHOQOL 1 | χ2 = 5.886 df = 2 p = 0.053 |
WHOQOL 2 | χ2 = 4.484 df = 2 p = 0.106 |
WHOQOL 3 | χ2 = 1.053 df = 2 p = 0.591 |
WHOQOL 4 | χ2 = 1.407 df = 2 p = 0.495 |
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Piekorz, Z.; Radzimińska, A.; Lewandowski, A.; Ossowski, R. Quality of Life in Yoga Practitioners—Research Conducted on a Population of Polish Yogis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912023
Piekorz Z, Radzimińska A, Lewandowski A, Ossowski R. Quality of Life in Yoga Practitioners—Research Conducted on a Population of Polish Yogis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912023
Chicago/Turabian StylePiekorz, Zuzanna, Agnieszka Radzimińska, Andrzej Lewandowski, and Roman Ossowski. 2022. "Quality of Life in Yoga Practitioners—Research Conducted on a Population of Polish Yogis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912023