Lingam Amara Swapna, Koppolu Pradeep, Abdelrahim Rawa Kamal, Gaafar Sara Salah, Lavanya Reddy, Lalitha Chintala
Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Peridontics, UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Ann Afr Med. 2024 Oct 1;23(4):580-585. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_14_24. Epub 2024 May 13.
Yoga as a mind-body activity and clinical studies on yoga's effects on physical and mental health have produced encouraging results. However, there is little research done on the population's perception and interest toward practicing yoga in KSA. Thus, the current study was undertaken to evaluate the perception, interest, and barriers of learning and practicing yoga with levels of stress in life among residents of Saudi Arabia.
This is an observational, cross-sectional study in which people were polled using questionnaires. The study included people of both genders aged 18-70, and Google Forms were distributed through various online platforms. The collected data were statistically analyzed.
The study included 906 subjects in total. Participants were mostly female (64%) and non-Saudi residents (70.9%) between the ages of 31 and 51 years, with moderate levels of stress in life. About 58.6% of the study participants were aware of the benefits of yoga. The Chi-square analysis shows low-stress subjects (67.5%) knew more about yoga and meditation, whereas no-stress subjects (35.7%) practiced yoga. About 14.9% of high-stressed people consulted a yoga therapist. The majority of high (15.3%), medium (12%), and no-stressed (19.6%) did yoga for mental health and focus, whereas the low-stressed (19.3%) did it for physical health. C.
Most of the study population knew yoga's physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits. The study found a relationship between the everyday stress levels of Saudi Arabian citizens and their opinions about, interest in, and obstacles to taking up yoga. More experimental and longitudinal studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
瑜伽作为一种身心活动，关于其对身心健康影响的临床研究已产生了令人鼓舞的结果。然而，沙特阿拉伯民众对练习瑜伽的认知和兴趣方面的研究较少。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯居民对学习和练习瑜伽的认知、兴趣以及障碍，并探讨其与生活压力水平之间的关系。
这是一项观察性横断面研究，通过问卷调查对人们进行民意调查。研究对象包括年龄在18 - 70岁的男女，通过各种在线平台分发谷歌表单。对收集到的数据进行统计分析。
该研究共纳入906名受试者。参与者大多为女性（64%），非沙特居民（70.9%），年龄在31至51岁之间，生活压力水平中等。约58.6%的研究参与者知晓瑜伽的益处。卡方分析显示，低压力受试者（67.5%）对瑜伽和冥想了解更多，而无压力受试者（35.7%）练习瑜伽。约14.9%的高压力人群咨询过瑜伽治疗师。大多数高压力（15.3%）、中等压力（12%）和无压力（19.6%）的人练习瑜伽是为了心理健康和专注力，而低压力人群（19.3%）练习瑜伽是为了身体健康。
大多数研究人群知晓瑜伽在身体、心理和精神方面的益处。该研究发现沙特阿拉伯公民的日常压力水平与他们对瑜伽的看法、兴趣以及参与瑜伽的障碍之间存在关联。需要更多的实验性和纵向研究来证实这一假设。
