Designing and validation of a yoga-based module for obesity with metabolic comorbidities

Meenakshi P. Chobe; Ramesh Mavathur Nanjundaiah; Shivaji Chobe

doi:10.1515/jcim-2019-0249

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Designing and validation of a yoga-based module for obesity with metabolic comorbidities

Meenakshi P. Chobe , Ramesh Mavathur Nanjundaiah and Shivaji Chobe

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From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 18 Issue 1

Abstract

Objectives

Obesity is a condition of increased adipose tissue in the body, which is commonly associated with various comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, back pain, and many others. Yoga modules have been designed and validated for obesity; however, we couldn't find any specific module for metabolic syndrome, a condition which includes obesity, diabetes mellitus type 2 and/or hypertension together. Keeping this in view, our study aimed to develop and validate a specific generic yoga-based intervention module for metabolic syndrome patients.

Materials and methods

A yoga module was designed based on traditional and contemporary yoga literature as well as published studies. We derived the yoga practices for the module, from these yoga texts and research evidence were already available. The yoga module was sent to 40 yoga experts for their validation.

Results

Twenty-two experts gave their opinion on the usefulness of a yoga module for patients with metabolic syndrome with some suggestions. Of these experts, 73% were males, and 27% were females. Yoga therapy practices with content validity ratio (CVR) >0.08 were included in the final module. In total, 86% (31 of 36 items) of the items in the initial module were retained.

Conclusion

A specific yoga-based module for metabolic syndrome was designed and validated by experts. Further studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and clinical utility of the module.

Additional clinical validation is suggested.

Keywords: comorbid obesity; design; metabolic syndrome; module; validation; yoga

Corresponding author: Meenakshi P. Chobe, Department of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, India; and Department of Yoga, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India, E-mail: matsyakshi@gmail.com

Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: Primary data for human nor for animals were not collected for this research work.

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Received: 2019-10-21

Accepted: 2020-03-31

Published Online: 2020-07-12

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Keywords for this article

comorbid obesity; design; metabolic syndrome; module; validation; yoga