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Table 2 Self-reported stress and DASS scores among students assigned to the yoga intervention cohort

From: Yoga as an adjunct activity for medical students learning anatomy

 

Valid S

Pre-Session (SD)

Post-Session (SD)

Mean Difference

(95% CI)

P

Stress

 Session 1

58

4.34 (2.16)

2.59 (1.66)

-1.76 (-2.61 to -0.91)

.002

 Session 2

57

4.79 (2.27)

3.11 (2.11)

-1.53 (-2.32 to -0.73)

.002

 Session 3

52

5.11 (2.03)

3.12 (1.67)

-1.94 (-2.84 to -1.04)

.002

 Session 4

45

5.43 (2.31)

3.63 (2.34)

-2.05 (-3.16 to -0.94)

.002

 Session 5

49

3.00 (2.06)

1.78 (1.28)

-0.88 (-1.61 to -0.15)

.01

 Session 6

46

3.87 (2.36)

2.57 (2.00)

-1.15 (-1.85 to -0.45)

.002

 Session 7

40

4.19 (2.69)

2.63 (2.34)

-1.53 (-2.49 to -0.57)

.002

 Session 8

37

4.84 (2.73)

3.11 (2.32)

-1.77 (-3.12 to -0.42)

.01

DASS

 Session 1

58

13.38 (6.35)

8.00 (5.63)

-5.38 (-8.64 to -2.12)

.002

 Session 2

57

14.00 (8.77)

7.79 (8.39)

-5.86 (-9.01 to -2.70)

.002

 Session 3

52

12.74 (7.73)

6.92 (7.08)

-6.02 (-10.05 to -2.00)

.002

 Session 4

45

15.91 (10.33)

9.45 (9.92)

-6.65 (-12.51 to -0.78)

.02

 Session 5

49

9.00 (8.91)

3.48 (4.01)

-3.72 (-6.65 to -0.78)

.01

 Session 6

47

13.25 (10.90)

6.78 (7.50)

-6.51 (-11.59 to -1.43)

.01

 Session 7

40

14.10 (12.94)

9.37 (10.96)

-4.55 (-9.43 to 0.33)

.08

 Session 8

37

18.63 (13.53)

11.22 (11.90)

-6.96 (-15.24 to 1.32)

.16

  1. Valid S = Number of surveys used for the analysis. Confidence limits and significance values are adjusted using a Sidak correction. Sessions 1 = Back; 2 = Upper Extremity; 3 = Head and Neck; 4 = Thorax; 5 = Abdomen and Pelvis; 6 = Lower Extremity; 7 = Ascending and Descending Pathways; 8 = Cerebellum and Vestibular System