Vaghela Nirav, Mishra Daxa, Mehta Jigar N, Punjabi Hemal, Patel Hena, Sanchala Ishani
Physiotherapy Department, KM Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2019 Feb 15;8:28. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_146_18. eCollection 2019.
Aerobic exercise is helpful in reducing elevated blood pressure (BP). It was also found that yoga is useful in reducing raised BP. Thus, they both can be used in prevention and treatment of hypertension. Hence, the study aimed to observe both awareness and practice of aerobic exercise and yoga among hypertensive patients in Anand city.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. A questionnaire was prepared containing 24 questions about awareness and practice of aerobic exercise and yoga among hypertensive patients. The questions were explained to all the patients, and 200 patients were recruited from Anand city through convenience sampling.
Two-hundred patients were included in this study, of which 100% were aware of hypertension. 67.68% were aware of the role of aerobic exercise in hypertension, of which 58.29% practiced them. The awareness of the role of yoga in hypertension was noted in 33.67% of patients, of which only 13.07% practiced pranayama and 9.50% practiced asanas.
There was a complete awareness of hypertension among hypertensive patients. A large number of patients were aware of the role of aerobic exercise in hypertension, but only few of the patients practiced them. However, there was less awareness of the role of yoga in hypertension and even lesser number practiced them.
有氧运动有助于降低血压升高。还发现瑜伽对降低血压升高也有用。因此，两者均可用于高血压的预防和治疗。因此，本研究旨在观察阿南德市高血压患者对有氧运动和瑜伽的认知及实践情况。
进行了一项横断面描述性研究。编制了一份问卷，包含24个关于高血压患者对有氧运动和瑜伽的认知及实践情况的问题。向所有患者解释了这些问题，并通过便利抽样从阿南德市招募了200名患者。
本研究纳入了200名患者，其中100%知晓高血压。67.68%知晓有氧运动在高血压中的作用，其中58.29%进行了有氧运动。33.67%的患者知晓瑜伽在高血压中的作用，其中只有13.07%进行了调息法练习，9.50%进行了体式练习。
高血压患者对高血压有完全的认知。大量患者知晓有氧运动在高血压中的作用，但只有少数患者进行了有氧运动。然而，对瑜伽在高血压中的作用认知较少，进行瑜伽练习的患者数量更少。
