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Anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale), and general well-being (Adult APGAR [Adult access, priorities, growth, assistance, respon-sibility]) were assessed at baseline, week 3, and week 6.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Significant differences between groups were observed in anxiety scores at the end of 6 weeks (H:15.35, p<0.001). The control group had the highest mean (SD) anxiety score 20.63 (7.70). The yoga and meditation groups showed a significant difference in change in anxiety scores at week 6 (p=0.031). Both intervention groups showed a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared to the control group (U:22.0, p<0.001; U:147.0, p<0.001) independently. 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