NCT05301244

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses Psychological Resilience and Sleep Quality During the Pandemic Period

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to determine the effects of laughter yoga on the psychological resilience and sleep quality of active nurses during the pandemic period. Initial stage of labor on randomized controlled birth outcomes and maternal satisfaction. A total of 100 nurses, determined by power analysis, were recruited into the randomized controlled, single-blind clinical study. The study included 2 groups (group A nurses who had active contact with patients diagnosed with or at risk of covid-19, group B: nurses who had active contact with patients diagnosed or at risk of covid-19 and participated in laughter yoga practice. Laughter yoga; immune system It has been proven by experimental studies that there is a connection between antibodies and endorphins, that it has a healing effect, that it accelerates the circulatory system as an adverse effect to stress, and that it has a vasodilation effect in the vessels.

Detailed description

The study data were collected by the researchers using online systems with the snowball method due to the pandemic. The inclusion criteria of the study (not having undergone abdominal surgery in the last three months, not having uncontrolled hypertension, not having glaucoma, hernia, epilepsy, not having received a psychiatric diagnosis-treatment, not having received a diagnosis-treatment for sleep problems, having done laughter yoga before) The study consisted of 100 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. Descriptive features form consisting of 13 questions, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to collect data. Research data were collected in 3 months. During the study, 4 people from the experimental group (3 people did not attend the sessions regularly, 1 person left voluntarily), 6 people from the control group (he left voluntarily) quit the study. Finally, the research was completed with 90 nurses, 46 of which were in the experimental group and 44 in the control group.

Conditions

• Laughter Yoga

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	laughter yoga for nurses	The experimental group was divided into three groups as 17-17-16 people. For four weeks, laughter yoga sessions were held between 20.00 and 21.00, 2 days a week for each group. Laughter yoga sessions were held for the 1st group between 20.00-21.00 on Mondays and Thursdays, for the 2nd group between 20.00-21.00 on Tuesdays and Fridays, and for the 3rd group between 20.00-21.00 on Wednesdays and Sundays. The first sessions lasted 45 minutes, every other session 40 minutes.
OTHER	laughter yoga for nurses-Deep breathing exercises	Deep breathing exercises (5 minutes) Breathing is held for 4-5 seconds after deep inspiration. While the arms are brought to the normal position, exhale slowly and rhythmically. When expressing after deep inspiration, the lips can be pursed as if whistling or exhaled with laughter.
OTHER	laughter yoga for nurses-Warm-up exercises	Warm-up exercises (10 minutes) Rhythm of 1-2, 1-2-3 is added to increase the energy level even more and synchronize the movements of the group. After a few rhythmic clapping movements, another movement is added. Whisking hands left and right. Then an audible rhythm of ho, ho, ha-ha-ha is added to the clapping gesture. Make eye contact with people in the group and smile at them.
OTHER	laughter yoga for nurses-Childish games	Childish games (10 minutes) Childlike games are used to help laugh without reason just like a child. The group is motivated by visualizing these games in their minds, raising the arms up in the form of a "Y" letter, and saying "very good (applause), very good (applause), hey" with palms facing the sky.
OTHER	laughter yoga for nurses-Laughter exercises	Laughter exercises (15 minutes) This section includes a variety of laughter exercises such as greetings, strawberry milk, conductor, bonus, hot soup, lion, aloha, bird, appreciation, laughter lotion, elevator, cream cake, and bursting balloon laughter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-24
• Primary completion: 2021-08-15
• Completion: 2021-08-31
• First posted: 2022-03-29
• Last updated: 2022-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)