Scores of quality of life obtained from the World Health Organization Questionnaire for Quality of Life of Elderly People (WHOQOL-OLD) at baseline and after 4 months for the control and yoga groups
| Variables | Control (n=14) | Yoga (n=15) | ||||
| Baseline | 4 Months | p Value | Baseline | 4 Months | p Value | |
| QOL | 75±9 | 76±8 | 0.6 | 77±7 | 81±6 | 0.005 |
| Autonomy | 68±15 | 71±20 | 0.3 | 69±19 | 78±10 | 0.04* |
| PPF | 73±12 | 76±15 | 0.4 | 74±7 | 79±8 | 0.01* |
| Social participation | 79±13 | 81±10 | 0.6 | 80±9 | 83±9 | 0.2 |
| DD | 76±18 | 71±18 | 0.3 | 78±17 | 81±13 | 0.2 |
| Sensorial functioning | 76±17 | 78±14 | 0.7 | 81±14 | 83±11 | 0.3 |
| Intimacy | 76±18 | 76±13 | 0.9 | 81±8 | 79±8 | 0.3 |
Data are expressed as means±SD.
↵* p<0.05 for the comparisons between baseline and 4 months, independent of group.
DD, fear of death and dying; PPF, sense of interaction between present past and future; QOL, overall quality of life.