The effect of Pilates exercise on anxiety and self-esteem in medical emergencies students

Effect of Pilates Exercise on the Anxiety and Self-Esteem of Emergency Medical Students

Clinical trials,with parallel groups, block randomization Sample size: 62 people

This isan experimental research.Sixty-six people were selected by available method from students of medical emergencies of Neyshabur Medical School who had entry criteria.The samples were randomly divided into two groups of test and control.A questionnaire survey tool Individual information was Cooper Smith's self-esteem questionnaire and Spilberger's apparent and hidden anxiety.The test group performed eight Pilatesweekly exercises twice a week and every 60 minutes with the instructor.The control group during this period Self-esteem and anxiety by using a questionnaire,at the beginning of the intervention and eight weeks later.The intervention is completed in a self-reporting manner.

Entry requirements: the age is between 19-30 years old, Student studying medical emergencies, Exit terms: having a previous history of physical and mental illness, tension problems in the last 6 weeks, Exercise regularly in the last month, use of drugs and sedative medicines

Pilates exercises in Pilates exercises in two 60-minute sessions for a period of eight weeks. Pilates preparation techniques include pilates standing, Pilates breathing, and the flooring of both hands to the ground.The control group during this period was assigned to Continue their daily routine.The level of self-esteem and anxiety by using aquestionnaire is completed at the beginning and eight weeks after the intervention. In the control group, thepre-intervention questionnaire and after the daily activities at the end of the study, are completed with the time of the intervention group.

effect on self esteem and anxiety

In order to randomly assign individuals to the two groups and guarantee the balance of the number of individuals in the groups, a random block method will be used. In this study, four-dimensional blocks will be created in which randomly half of the individuals in each block will be in one group and half in the other group. To do this, first all of the possible modes that half of the subjects are assigned to group A (test group) and the other half to the group B (control group) are determined: 1-AABB 2-BBAA 3-ABAB 4-BABA 5-ABBA 6-BAAB Then each of the four combinations will be one of the digits 1 to 6, and from numbers 1 through 6 randomly, repeated choices are made with the placement. Selected blocks are tagged in a sequential sequence, and according to the sequence, the individuals entered into the study will be assigned to one of the two groups A or B. Random selection of blocks will continue to reach the sample size of the study.

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