TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Changes in vigilance, self rated sleep and state anxiety in military personnel in India following yoga
JO  - BMC research notes
A1  - Telles, Shirley
A1  - Gupta, Ram Kumar
A1  - Verma, Sadhna
A1  - Kala, Niranjan
A1  - Balkrishna, Acharya
SP  - e518
EP  - e518
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To study the effects of 9 days of yoga on self-rated sleep, state anxiety and performance in a vigilance test among border security force (BSF) personnel. Seven hundred and twenty-two BSF personnel took part in the trial. They were all males, with an average age of 30.9 ± 7.4 years. All of them were involved in guarding the country's border. They were deputed for 9 days residential training in yoga. Before and after training they were assessed for self-rated sleep, state anxiety and vigilance. <br><br>RESULTS: The results suggest the benefits of yoga in BSF personnel. The BSF personnel showed a significant increase in scores in the vigilance test, a decrease in state anxiety, and improved self-rated sleep.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1756-0500
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3624-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -