The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Mindfulness, Proffessional Resilience and Self-Care

NCT06216860 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DuzceU-SBF-NYS-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses. The hypotheses of the study suggested that laughter yoga would have an effect on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care scores among nurses.

Conditions

Laughter Yoga; Laughter Therapy; Mindfulness; Self-care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale Scores

  The Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale developed by Baer et al. (2008), whose Turkish validity and reliability was studied by Kınay F. (2013), has 5 sub-dimensions: Acting with awareness, Identification, Observation, Not judging inner experiences, and non-reactivity to inner experiences. The scale is a 5-point Likert scale consisting of 39 questions. The internal consistency coefficient of the original scale varies between 0.75-0.91. There is no reference point in the GCBFQ. The higher the value at the end of the scale, the higher the level of mindfulness.

  Up to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory Scores

  up to 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Interventional group / Laughter yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

The data of the pre-intervention study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". The application will be done for 8 weeks, 1 day a week. Post-intervention data will be collected with "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory" and "Post Laughter Yoga Evaluation Form".

Behavioral: Laughter Yoga

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group did not take part in the laughter yoga program. As a pre-test, the data of the study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". As the post-test, 8 weeks after the pre-test, the data of the study will be collected with the "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory".

Interventions

Laughter Yoga BEHAVIORAL

In Laughter Yoga Practice; each session will last approximately 30 - 45 minutes and will consist of four parts. These parts are: warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike games and laughter exercises.

Also known as: Interventional group

Interventional group / Laughter yoga

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Working as a nurse at Düzce Atatürk State Hospital
• Not doing laughter yoga before

You may not qualify if:

• Currently being in the process of any psychiatric treatment or psychotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duzce University: lead
• Hacettepe University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Duzce Üniversitesi

Düzce, Merkez, 81620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2024
• First Posted: January 22, 2024
• Study Start: May 14, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 14, 2025
• Last Updated: May 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

TU (1)