Yoga as a holistic approach for stress management in Oral Cancer patients. A prospective study

Samarjeet J Pattnaik; Raj Kishore Prasad; Jyotirmay; Pooja Pani; Nishant; Swatantra Kumar

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_612_20

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Year : 2020 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 8 | Page : 4200-4204

Yoga as a holistic approach for stress management in Oral Cancer patients. A prospective study

Samarjeet J Pattnaik¹, Raj Kishore Prasad², Jyotirmay³, Pooja Pani⁴, Nishant⁵, Swatantra Kumar⁶
¹ Department of Periodontics, Hi Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
² Department of Psychiatry, Nalanda Medical College, Patna, Bihar, India
³ Department of Orthodontics, Patna Dental College & Hospital, Bihar, India
⁴ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
⁵ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
⁶ Department of Prosthodontics Crown & Bridge Implantology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

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Dr. Samarjeet J Pattnaik
Department of Periodontics, Hi Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_612_20

Background and Aims: Oral cancer has been ranked as the sixth most common cancer globally. It has been reported to be increasing in incidence especially, in the southern parts of Asia which chiefly includes, India. Diagnosis of oral cancer is followed by a vigorous and highly morbid treatment protocol which drastically impacts the patient's quality of life. This in turn can cause extreme stress in a person. This study aimed to assess the impact of the practice of Yoga on stress levels in cancer patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 200 subjects diagnosed with oral cancer were selected for this study. Their stress levels were scored both before and after initiating the practice of Yogic exercises in a one-month interval using a questionnaire. Obtained scores were entered in Microsoft Excel 2007 worksheet and an unpaired t-test was applied. P values of less than 0.05 and 0.001 were considered statistically significant and extremely significant, respectively. Results: Study results showed a reduction in stress level scores (48 ± 0.99 to 37 ± 5.2) after adopting yoga for one month. An extremely significant P value of less than 0.001 was obtained. Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that yoga is an effective method in reducing stress levels in individuals diagnosed with oral cancer.

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