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Nursing and Health Research
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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2026)
Quality of life of B.Sc. nursing students attending college-based yoga program in a nursing college West Bengal
Authors
Sreya Samanta, Dipanjana Das, Ratna Biswas
Abstract
Background: Yoga is a practice that helps individuals maintain a balance between their various organ systems. It improves strength, boosts mood, attention, and reduces stress, anxiety. Practicing yoga helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle. As a part of the healthcare team, nursing students also faced drastic changes in their daily lifestyle in terms of quality of life. 
Objective: The present study aimed to measure the quality of life of B. Sc Nursing students attending ongoing college-based yoga program as stated by themselves in Kolkata, West Bengal. 
Method: The conceptual framework was based on “Wilson IB, Cleary PD. Linking clinical variables with health-related quality of life”. The participants of the study were 330 B. Sc Nursing students who were attending ongoing college-based yoga program were included by using purposive sampling technique. Background information was collected by using semi-structured questionnaires, and quality of life was measured by a self-structured 5-point Likert rating scale. 
Result: Data were analysed and interpreted using SPSS version 26 software by descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that 72%, 15% and 13% were average, good, and poor quality of life of B.Sc. Nursing students attending ongoing college-based yoga program. In the domain of physical capacity, psychological, level of Independence, social relationship, environment, and overall quality of life, and general health perception majority of the students had average quality of life (70.9%, 75.8%, 67%, 69.1%, 73.3%, 62.7%) respectively. The study also revealed that there was a significant association between quality of life with height (χ2 = 10.446, df=4, 0.05 level of significance), weight (χ2 = 10.379, df=4, 0.05 level of significance) and frequency of yoga practice (χ2 = 15.061, df=6, 0.05 level of significance). 
Conclusion: Hence, based on study findings, it can be concluded that the overall quality of life of B. Sc Nursing students was average regarding the ongoing college-based yoga program.

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Pages:116-121
How to cite this article:
Sreya Samanta, Dipanjana Das, Ratna Biswas "Quality of life of B.Sc. nursing students attending college-based yoga program in a nursing college West Bengal". International Journal of Nursing and Health Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 116-121
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