SVYASA University, Bengaluru, India.
Department of Yoga, Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India.
Work. 2021;70(2):521-529. doi: 10.3233/WOR-213589.
Diamond industry employees often experience musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and stress, contributing to a low quality of life (QoL). Yoga is an ancient discipline of mind-body practice Yoga has numerous health benefits.
This study investigated the efficacy of workplace yoga in improving stress, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and QoL among employees of the diamond industry.
One-hundred sixty-six employees of the diamond industry between the ages of 20 and 60 participated in the study. Participants were assigned to either yoga (n = 84) or waitlist (n = 82) groups. The yoga group received one hour of yoga, four days a week for three consecutive months. Participants in the waitlist group followed their daily routines. Musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, stress, and QoL were assessed at baseline and after three months.
One-hundred fifty-five employees completed the study. The yoga group showed significant (p < 0.05) improvement in pain, perceived stress, fatigue, and QoL domains after three months compared to baseline. The waitlist group showed no significant improvement in any of the measures. In the post scores comparison between the groups revealed a significant difference between the groups.
Workplace yoga found to be a useful, cost-effective and feasible intervention in improving stress, musculoskeletal pain, fatigues and quality of life among employees of the diamond industry. Yoga may be implemented in the workplace as a wellness program at the workplace.
钻石行业的员工经常经历肌肉骨骼疼痛、疲劳和压力，导致生活质量较低。瑜伽是一种古老的身心练习学科，具有许多健康益处。
本研究调查了工作场所瑜伽对改善钻石行业员工的压力、肌肉骨骼疼痛、疲劳和生活质量的效果。
166 名年龄在 20 至 60 岁之间的钻石行业员工参加了这项研究。参与者被分配到瑜伽组（n=84）或候补组（n=82）。瑜伽组每周接受四小时的瑜伽练习，持续三个月。候补组按照日常工作流程进行。在基线和三个月后评估肌肉骨骼疼痛、疲劳、压力和生活质量。
155 名员工完成了这项研究。与基线相比，瑜伽组在三个月后在疼痛、感知压力、疲劳和生活质量领域显示出显著（p<0.05）的改善。候补组在任何测量指标上都没有显著改善。组间的后测评分比较显示出两组之间存在显著差异。
工作场所瑜伽被发现是改善钻石行业员工压力、肌肉骨骼疼痛、疲劳和生活质量的有效、具有成本效益且可行的干预措施。瑜伽可以作为工作场所的健康计划在工作场所实施。
