The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Self-Care, Quality of Life and Stress Level in Menopause

NCT05901181 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: ETK00-2023-0059
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In order to evaluate the effects of laughter yoga on the quality of life, stress, cortisol, blood pressure levels and conscious self-care powers of menopausal women, it will be performed in two stages (the first stage is qualitative and the second stage is randomized controlled) on menopausal women in the TRNC Famagusta region.

Conditions

Laughter; Menopause; Stress; Self

Keywords

Laughter Yoga; Menopause; Stress; Self Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Self-Care in Menopause

  Conscious Awareness Based Self-Care Scale: The Conscious Awareness-Based Self-Care Scale developed by Cook-Cottone and Guyker (2018) is a multidimensional tool that examines self-care through the perceived involvement of individuals in the areas of physical, cognitive, emotional and social care and consists of 33 items. Conscious self-care is measured in six sub-dimensions: physical care, supportive relationships, mindfulness, self-compassion and purpose, conscious relaxation and supportive structure. The internal consistency coefficient was .89 for the general scale and .69, .86, .92, .83, .77, and .77 for the subscales, respectively. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was carried out by Sünbül et al. (2018) and the internal consistency coefficient was .89 for the general scale and .72, .81, .81, .83, .66, and .80 for the subscales, respectively. E-mail permission has been obtained for the use of the scale.

  8 WEEKS

• The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Stress Level in Menopause

  Perceived Stress Scale: The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was developed by Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein in 1983. The scale consists of a total of 14 items and is designed to measure how stressful the individual perceives the situations in his life. Turkish validity and reliability studies of the scale were carried out by Eskin et al. in 2013. The items of the 14-item form preferred in this study are scored between 0-4. Scoring of the scale; Never (0), Almost never (1), Sometimes (2), Quite often (3), and Very often (4). The score of PSS-14 varies between 0-56; A high score means that the perception of stress is high. In scale; Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13 are reverse scored. The test-retest reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.87 and the cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.84. E-mail permission was obtained for the use of the scale.

  8 WEEKS

• The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Quality of Life Scale Level in Menopause

  Self-Care Strength Scale (PSAS): The scale used to measure an individual's self-care ability or self-care power was developed in English by Kearney and Fleicher (1979) with 43 items, and an abbreviated 35-item Turkish form was adapted by Nahcivan. The scale focused on individuals' self-assessment of their involvement in self-care actions. Each statement is scored from 0 to 4. In the Turkishized scale, 8 items (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26 and 31) are evaluated as negative and the scoring is reversed. The maximum score is 140. The high score obtained from the scale indicates the high level of self-care or self-care ability and power of the individual. There is no cut off value. E-mail permission has been obtained for the use of the scale.

  8 WEEKS

Study Arms (2)

Laughter Yoga Group

EXPERIMENTAL

When we look at the literature, the Laughter Yoga practice is held between 2 weeks and 10 weeks, once a week, 5 times a week, 2 weeks and lasting approximately 25-45 minutes. In this study, the intervention will be implemented within 8 weeks. To the women who constitute the intervention group; After giving short-term self-care training in Menopause for 8 weeks, relaxation will be applied after the practice of Laughter yoga, which starts with breathing exercises, warm-up exercises, childlike games and has different exercises in each session. The research will be carried out in the Famagusta Municipality Development Academy, in a bright hall where women can take a U shape, everyone will be face to face, and will not be disturbed during the application.

Behavioral: Laughter Yoga

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine care was given to the control group

Interventions

Laughter Yoga BEHAVIORAL

Laughter yoga is a childlike practice where group members make eye contact with each other. It is a breath yoga practiced by imitating games and fake laughing. Brain the effects of real laughter on the body, as it cannot distinguish between fake and real laughter. showing positive effects. It consists of sessions lasting at least 20 minutes and an average of 45 minutes.

Also known as: control

Laughter Yoga Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: menopausal women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Those who have been in menopause for the last five years
• At least 1 year past the last menstrual period
• Women between the ages of 45-60
• Willingness to participate in the research
• No communication barrier (cognitive affective)

You may not qualify if:

• Not knowing Turkish
• Having surgical menopause
• State their willingness to withdraw from the research voluntarily

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eastern Mediterranean University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dilek Karaoğlan Gülevi

Famagusta, 99450, Cyprus

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  PMID: 28707156 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Laughter

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nonverbal Communication; Communication; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Central Study Contacts

Dilek Karaoğlan Gülevi, 1

CONTACT

+905338312098; dilek.karaoglan@emu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

Model Details: study design Applications of women will be received by making announcements of the research and laughter yoga trainings through posters hung in the center of the district to menopausal women in the 45-60 age group in the district. After the applications, menopausal women who meet the research criteria and volunteer to participate in the research will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups by drawing lots to determine which group they will be in.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2023
• First Posted: June 13, 2023
• Study Start: June 30, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 16, 2024
• Study Completion: February 16, 2024
• Last Updated: June 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP, ICF, CSR

Locations

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