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Article

Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India

by
Priyanka Gour
1,
Anita Choudhary
1,
Krushna Chandra Sahoo
2,
Maria Jirwe
3,4,
Mats Hallgren
5,
Vinod Kumar Diwan
5,
Vijay K. Mahadik
1 and
Vishal Diwan
6,*
1
Department of Physiology, R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456001, India
2
ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar 751023, India
3
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden
4
Department of Health Sciences, Red Cross University College, 14122 Huddinge, Sweden
5
Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
6
Division of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Water & Soil), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal 462030, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Geriatrics 2020, 5(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040103
Submission received: 20 October 2020 / Revised: 1 December 2020 / Accepted: 4 December 2020 / Published: 11 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Healthy Aging)
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Abstract

This study is set on the background of a randomized control trial (RCT) in which intervention was carried to observe the effects of yoga/light exercise on the improvement in health and well-being among the elderly population. A longitudinal qualitative study was conducted as part of RCT interventions to explore the experience of the elderly practicing yoga/light exercise in relation to sedentary behavior in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Participants of the RCT were selected for this study. Eighteen focus group discussions were conducted—six during each phase of RCT interventions (before, during, and after). The findings regarding motivating and demotivating factors in various phases of intervention were presented in three categories: experience and perception of the effects of yoga/light exercise on sedentary behavior (1) before, (2) during, and (3) after intervention. This study explores the positive effect of yoga/light exercise on sedentary behavior and subjective well-being on the elderly population. They were recognized to have undergone changes in their physical and emotional well-being by consistently practicing yoga/light exercise. The main driving factors were periodic health check-ups and the encouragement of qualified trainers without any cost. This study concludes with the notion that these interventions should be encouraged in the community to use physical exercise as a method to better control the physical and social effects of aging.
Keywords: older adults; physical activity; yoga; light exercise; intervention; aging; India older adults; physical activity; yoga; light exercise; intervention; aging; India

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Gour, P.; Choudhary, A.; Sahoo, K.C.; Jirwe, M.; Hallgren, M.; Diwan, V.K.; Mahadik, V.K.; Diwan, V. Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India. Geriatrics 2020, 5, 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040103

AMA Style

Gour P, Choudhary A, Sahoo KC, Jirwe M, Hallgren M, Diwan VK, Mahadik VK, Diwan V. Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India. Geriatrics. 2020; 5(4):103. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040103

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Gour, Priyanka, Anita Choudhary, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Maria Jirwe, Mats Hallgren, Vinod Kumar Diwan, Vijay K. Mahadik, and Vishal Diwan. 2020. "Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India" Geriatrics 5, no. 4: 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040103

APA Style

Gour, P., Choudhary, A., Sahoo, K. C., Jirwe, M., Hallgren, M., Diwan, V. K., Mahadik, V. K., & Diwan, V. (2020). Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India. Geriatrics, 5(4), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040103

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