NCT05681013

The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Nursing Students

The Effect of Laughter Therapy on the General Health Status, Sleep Quality, and Stress Level of Nursing Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 23 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.

Detailed description

H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

Conditions

• Mental Stress
• Insomnia
• Sleep Disorder
• Mental Health Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Laughter Therapy	The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-05-30
• Completion: 2022-06-17
• First posted: 2023-01-11
• Last updated: 2023-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)