ArticleInternational journal of school health2025
Effects of Yoga Training on Cognitive Performance and Anxiety of Children with ADHD.
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Background: The influence of yoga training and its associated exercises on anxiety and cognitive functioning in children diagnosed with ADHD is a relatively neglected field of research. This study aimed to investigate how engagement in a yoga exercise program affects cognitive abilities, particularly attention and memory, alongside anxiety levels in children diagnosed with ADHD. Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design, specifically a pretest-posttest approach that incorporated a control group. The study participants were primary school students diagnosed with ADHD in district 5 of Tehran, Iran, during the academic year of 2023-2024. Forty participants were selected through convenience sampling and subsequently assigned at random to either the experimental group, which engaged in yoga, or the control group. The experimental group underwent 16 yoga training sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, scheduled twice a week. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests with SPSS version 27. Results: The findings indicated a significant improvement in attention scores among the yoga participants during the post-intervention phase (0.495±0.12, P<0.001). Additionally, there was a significant enhancement in both forward and backward working memory scores for these participants in the same phase (9.60±1.42, P<0.001; and 5.80±1.05, P<0.001, respectively). Lastly, the data revealed a significant reduction in anxiety scores for individuals in the yoga group following the intervention (6.95±1.43, P<0.001). Conclusions: Engaging in practices such as yoga, as outlined in this study, may significantly contribute to alleviating cognitive impairments and anxiety-related issues in children with ADHD.
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