Study on Influences of Yoga on Quality of Life of Schizophrenic Inpatients

Objective To study influences of Yoga on quality of life of schizophrenic inpatients.Methods Totally 80 schizophrenic inpatients were divided into 2 groups: Yoga group of 38 patients and control group of 42 patients.Thirty-eight patients in Yoga group practiced Yoga exercise for 8 weeks in addition to antipsychotic drugs.Quality of life of patients in two groups were surveyed by GQOLI-74.Results After 8 weeks,the results showed that,except 4 factors including house,community service,living circumstances and economical condition,the scores of 16 factors and three dimensions including body function,psychological function and social function were higher than those before Yoga exercises(P0.01).Scores of all factors except houses and economical conditions were higher than those of control group(P0.01).Conclusion Yoga is beneficial to improve quality of life of schizophrenic inpatients.