Yoga study reports sleep and stress improvements in security workers
Shift-based security workers receiving yoga improved on sleep and stress measures, while routine-activity controls showed no significant changes. The abstract does not report a direct comparison of changes between groups.
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The 30-second takeaway
Among security personnel working shifts, the yoga group showed statistically significant improvements in sleep quality and perceived stress, while the control group did not show significant changes. This is an encouraging signal, but the abstract reports changes within each group rather than an estimated difference between groups, leaving the comparative effect uncertain.
The abstract provides no score changes, uncertainty intervals or direct statistical comparison between groups. Statistical significance within the yoga group does not establish how much better its outcomes were than those of controls.
What researchers found
Questionnaire outcomes
After the two-month program, changes were statistically significant within the yoga group; routine-activity controls showed no significant changes. A between-group effect estimate was not reported.
What the program included
The intervention combined yoga postures, breathing practices, silent meditation and relaxation. Because these components were delivered together, the reported results concern the combined program rather than any particular posture, breathing exercise or meditation practice.
What the measurements show
Sleep quality and perceived stress were assessed with questionnaires, and blood pressure was also measured. The authors reported improvements across these measures, but did not provide the amounts needed to judge their practical importance.
The original publication
Efficacy of Yogic Practices on Quality of Sleep, Stress, and Blood Pressure Among Shift-Based Working Security Personnel.
Naduvanthody S, Sankapithlu VB, Pailoor S
Adv Mind Body Med · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40700528
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