The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness

NCT05843058 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DBEYDAG002*
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital.

Conditions

Laughter; Gynecologic Cancer; Psychological

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS)

  Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS); is a 7-point Likert type scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7). All items are expressed positively. The lowest score is 8 and the highest score is 56. A high score indicates that the individual has many psychological resources and strengths. The effect of laughter yoga on psychologıcal wellness.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

laughter yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 12 sessions of laughter yoga were performed and after 12 sessions, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.(Laughter yoga was practiced twice a week for 6 weeks)

Behavioral: laughter yoga

Standard care

NO INTERVENTION

The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 6 weeks later, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.

Interventions

laughter yoga BEHAVIORAL

The effect of laughter yoga on psychologıcal wellness ın women wıth gynecologıcal cancer has been evaluated.

laughter yoga

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Having the ability to read, write, speak and understand Turkish
• Being diagnosed with gynecological cancer
• Being in Stage II or Stage III of the gynecological cancer staging processes
• The patient's internet access

You may not qualify if:

• The patient is Stage 4
• Lack of internet access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Gedik University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kerime Derya BEYDAG

Istanbul, 34104, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Bennett PN, Hussein WF, Reiterman M, Yu J, Schiller B. The effects of laughter therapy on depression symptoms in patients undergoing center hemodialysis: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Hemodial Int. 2020 Oct;24(4):541-549. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12870. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

  PMID: 32844575 BACKGROUND

• Cho EA, Oh HE. [Effects of laughter therapy on depression, quality of life, resilience and immune responses in breast cancer survivors]. J Korean Acad Nurs. 2011 Jun;41(3):285-93. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.285. Korean.

  PMID: 21804337 BACKGROUND

• Demir Dogan M. The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Anxiety: A Meta-analysis. Holist Nurs Pract. 2020 Jan/Feb;34(1):35-39. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000363.

  PMID: 31725098 BACKGROUND

• Ghodsbin F, Sharif Ahmadi Z, Jahanbin I, Sharif F. The effects of laughter therapy on general health of elderly people referring to jahandidegan community center in shiraz, iran, 2014: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2015 Jan;3(1):31-8.

  PMID: 25553332 BACKGROUND

• Hatzipapas I, Visser MJ, Janse van Rensburg E. Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families. SAHARA J. 2017 Dec;14(1):202-212. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2017.1402696.

  PMID: 29169302 BACKGROUND

• Kim SH, Kim YH, Kim HJ. Laughter and Stress Relief in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:864739. doi: 10.1155/2015/864739. Epub 2015 May 24.

  PMID: 26064177 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Laughter

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nonverbal Communication; Communication; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Kerime Derya BEYDAG

  https://akademik.yok.gov.tr/AkademikArama/view/viewAuthor.jsp

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2023
• First Posted: May 6, 2023
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2022
• Study Completion: April 1, 2022
• Last Updated: May 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)