요가수련인과 비수련인의 불안, 우울과 삶의 질에 대한 비교 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare the anxiety, depression and quality of life of the Yoga trained group with those of a non-trained group. The subjects were 212 who were at their middle aged women, aged from 40 to 64, in Gwang-ju city. The number of people in the Yoga trained group was 106 and in the non-trained group 106. Data were collected from August, 10th to September 10th, 2004. There were two types of tools used to check both anxiety and depression and quality of life. The one was the questionnaire related to anxiety and depression 8 questions on anxiety and 14 questions on depression, which were modified and supplemented to fit the Korean actual situation by Lee Jong-Mok ＆ Park Han-Ki(1988). This tool was originated from GHR-60 of Goldberg, and adapted in the social-psychological health estimate survey note developed in Korean Association of Prevention Medicine. The other was the questionnaire, related to quality of life, 23 questions, which was developed by Dunbar, Stoker and Beaumont(1992) and modified and supplemented to fit the Korea actual situation by Yoon Jin-Sang, Kook Seung-Hee & Lee Moo-Suk(1998) The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS Window with frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation, and Scheffe' test. The results of this study were as follows: 1. Yoga trained group showed less anxiety and depression than the non-trained group, which supported the 1st. 2nd hypotheses. The Yoga-trained group had higher score in quality of life, which supported the 3rd hypotheses. 2. The anxiety according to general characteristics of Yoga trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically in age, education levels, marital status, perceived health condition, whether or not menopausal status, whether or not disease status. The anxiety according to general characteristics of non-trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically in age, religions, perceived health condition. 3. The depression according to general characteristics of Yoga trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically in family income, present health condition, whether or not menopausal status, whether or not disease status. The depression according to general characteristics of non-trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically in age, perceived health condition. 4. The quality of life according to general characteristics of Yoga trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically present health condition, whether or not disease status. The quality of life made by general characteristics of non-trained group were analyzed. As a result, there was a meaningful difference statistically in age, occupation, education levels, marital status, perceived health condition, whether or not menopausal status, whether or not disease status. The result suggests that the anxiety and depression levels in Yoga trained group were lower and the quality of level was higher than in non trained group. In the group of middle aged women, the older they are, the lower education level they had, the earlier they were in menopausal status, the more diseases they had, the worse health condition they had, the higher the life of quality was. Therefore, the study showed that the Yoga had a positive effect on anxiety and depression so that it could be used to enhance the quality of life in middle aged women.