TABLE 4.
Effect of 12-week Yoga intervention on GDS and MoCA scores and their Impact on quality of life.
| Yoga intervention (12 weeks) | GDS Score |
Change in QOL (GDS Score) |
P value | MoCA Score |
Change in QOL (MoCA Score) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-yoga | 8.36 ± 2.79 | 3.23 ± 1.59 | P < 0.01 | 18.23 ± 4.90 | 2.86 ± 2.70 | P < 0.01 |
| Post-yoga | 5.13 ± 3.07 | 21.1 ± 5.49 |
GDS, Score: Geriatric Depression Scale; MoCA, Score: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; QOL, Quality of Life. P-values are derived from paired t-tests comparing pre- and post-yoga intervention scores. Changes in GDS score represented as pre-yoga minus post yoga intervention and changes in MoCA score represented as post- yoga minus pre-yoga.