Background: Yoga is good for both diabetes mellitus (DM) and depression, and Kundalini seems to be one of the most powerful types of yoga. So we tried to explore the effects of Kundalini Yoga on diabetic depression in China. Methods: 56 subjects were divided equally into two groups, a study group and a control group. The study group was trained with Kundalini Yoga, while the control group with walking. Both groups underwent a three-month follow-up. At the very beginning and the end of the follow-up we did Hamilton depression rating and the short form 36 (SF-36), as well as HbA1c. Results: After doing the Hamilton depression rating, we found that the effective rate in the study group was 34.62%, while that of the control group was 11.54%. The difference of HAM-D scores of post-intervention in the two groups was statistically significant (p = 0.040). After intervention, six out of eight scales (SF-36) had an inter-group statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). However, the inter-group difference of HbA1c wasn’t statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Kundalini yoga is effective on diabetic depression. Its definite effects together with no obvious side effects make it a promising intervention in diabetic depression.
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Zhou Yunfei, Wang Hong, Wu Lili, Chen Taoyu, Xu Tongtong. (2022). Effects of Kundalini Yoga on Diabetic Depression in China. International Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology, 7(2), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijde.20220702.13
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Zhou Yunfei; Wang Hong; Wu Lili; Chen Taoyu; Xu Tongtong. Effects of Kundalini Yoga on Diabetic Depression in China. Int. J. Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022, 7(2), 38-42. doi: 10.11648/j.ijde.20220702.13
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abstract = {Background: Yoga is good for both diabetes mellitus (DM) and depression, and Kundalini seems to be one of the most powerful types of yoga. So we tried to explore the effects of Kundalini Yoga on diabetic depression in China. Methods: 56 subjects were divided equally into two groups, a study group and a control group. The study group was trained with Kundalini Yoga, while the control group with walking. Both groups underwent a three-month follow-up. At the very beginning and the end of the follow-up we did Hamilton depression rating and the short form 36 (SF-36), as well as HbA1c. Results: After doing the Hamilton depression rating, we found that the effective rate in the study group was 34.62%, while that of the control group was 11.54%. The difference of HAM-D scores of post-intervention in the two groups was statistically significant (p = 0.040). After intervention, six out of eight scales (SF-36) had an inter-group statistically significant difference (p p > 0.05). Conclusion: Kundalini yoga is effective on diabetic depression. Its definite effects together with no obvious side effects make it a promising intervention in diabetic depression.},
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