Effect of ‘’ chant on mental health of mild to moderate COVID-19 infections: A prospective, interventional, multicentric study

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Author Details : Ajay Prabhakar Sankhe, Vivekanand Shanbhag, Rajesh Kadam, Vijaykumar Gawali*

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 66-69

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jpmhh.2022.014

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Abstract

Background: Patients with COVID-19 infections have been shown to be under tremendous psychological stress. Chanting the has been shown to ameliorate the stress markers in other conditions. Hence, we envisaged the present study to evaluate the effect of chanting the in our patients presenting with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections.
Materials and Methods: A multicenter, prospective open label study was carried out in adults diagnosed with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. General anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale was used for evaluating the psychological well-being of study participants.
Results: One-hundred and twenty patients were recruited. Most of the patients felt anxious, worried that something might happen to them at baseline and the proportion has significantly reduced post-intervention (p < 0> Conclusion: We observed a significant reduction in the anxiety levels following daily chanting of in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients. A large well designed controlled clinical trial must be done for further confirmation of the findings from the present study.

Keywords: Coronavirus, Psychology, Integrative medicine, Holistic medicine, Mahamantra

How to cite : Sankhe A P, Shanbhag V, Kadam R, Gawali V, Effect of ‘’ chant on mental health of mild to moderate COVID-19 infections: A prospective, interventional, multicentric study. J Prev Med Holist Health 2022;8(2):66-69

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