Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life of Females with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

Background: Women with PMDD experience significant negative effects on their daily lives, social interactions, mental and emotional well-being, and physical health. Level of living will be decreases because of symptoms that manifest during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Menstruation disorders are included in the DSM-5 as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Objective: The primary goal of this research is to investigate the impact of yoga on the quality of life for women experiencing premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Method: The study was designed as a Pre-Test and Post-Test. This was a quasi-experimental design. To test the stated hypotheses, non-probability sampling method is used in which purposive sampling technique is selected. Two hundred respondents who had been diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder by a gynecologist were included in the sampling method. Fifteen to twenty-five years old, from Delhi (NCR). WHO-QOL BRIF scales was used for data collection. After that through simple random sampling, data divided into two groups - Experimental group and Control group. Distribution of groups through odd-even method. Yoga Intervention is given to experimental group only not to control group. After intervention post-test data was collected. Results: Yoga had a significant positive effect on the quality of life of females with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The paired t-test reveals a significant difference in Quality-of-Life scores of females with PMDD before and after yoga intervention (t=-2.05, p=0.041). The mean difference in QOL scores between pre-test and post-test is -6.328, with a 95% confidence interval ranging from -0.131 to -2.05 and the independent sample t-test assumption of equal variances appears to be satisfied, (Sig. = 0.171 > 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in QOL ratings between the two groups (experimental and control-group), according to the independent-samples t-test (t = 11.69, df = 198, p < 0.001). With a 95% confidence range of (11.54, 16.22) for the mean difference in Quality-of-life ratings. Conclusion: The study concluded that the experimental group females with PMDD appeared to have a substantially better quality of life after expose to yoga intervention than the control group. So according to hypothesis, yoga is significantly positive effect on quality of life of females with premenstrual dysphoric disorder and Yoga is effective technique for females to manage PMDD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]