Comparison of the Effect of Three Methods Massage, Yoga Selected Training and Massage Yoga Combinations on the Self-Esteem of Depressed Elderly Women

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of three methods massage, yoga selected Training and combination of massage and yoga on the self-esteem of depressed elderly women. Based on the research criteria, sixteen available samples selected and simple randomly divided into three experimental and one control groups. The samples completed the Beck Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem before the intervention, two months after the intervention and one month after the end of the intervention. Each experimental group received one of interventions of the massage, selected yoga practice, and the combination of massage and yoga for eight weeks per week three sessions and each session 40 minutes. The data were analyzed by factor analysis of variance 4* 3. The results showed that all three methods led to improvement in the self-esteem but the combination of massage and yoga had the greatest effect on improving the self-esteem of depressed elderly women.