Assessment of different stressed conditions associated with blood group and WBCs among Medical Students and their management with anti-oxidant therapy and yoga

Abstract

Background

Human body responds to stress through the activation of a complex mechanism involving behavioral and physiologic responses. The health effects of stress involve - autonomic, cardiovascular, and immune systems. There are several factors causing stress among medical students, like examination, smoking, poverty, which affects white blood cells count. This research work was taken to find out different stressed situations associated changes and to combat with orange antioxidant therapy and yoga.

Methods

Printed questionnaires were distributed firstly and STAI values were calculated. 117 students were selected based on stressed situations like examination, smoking and poverty (experimental 54, and 63 control) were divided into into high, medium and low stress. Each group again divided into orange consuming group, sudarshan kriya performing group and combined therapy group. Before and after the experiment, STAI values and differential count was performed.

Results

O was the most common blood group for high stress, followed by A group. Almost all groups state and trait values of STAI, significantly decreased after consuming orange and combined therapy. Most of the high, medium and low stress students, neutrophil count significantly decreased by consuming orange, performing yoga or both.

Conclusion

Orange antioxidants and SKY decreased the stress level, so these modes of therapeutic approach should be adopted among medical students, in different stressed situations.