NCT05807698

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Well-Being

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Physically Disabled Women and Their Relatives

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sinop University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Brief Summary: The definition of individuals with disabilities, who are among the disadvantaged group, is defined by Law No. 5378 as "those who have difficulties in adapting to social life and meeting their daily needs due to the loss of their physical, mental, spiritual, sensory and social abilities at various degrees due to any congenital or subsequent reason; and a person who needs protection, care, rehabilitation, counseling and support services" (Law on the Disabled). Due to the fact that the conditions and needs of physically disabled women are not well expressed, they have not benefited enough from services such as education and health and they have faced difficulties. No study has been found in the world or in our country that examines the effect of laughter yoga on physically disabled women and their relatives. In this study, it is thought that the practice of laughter yoga can increase the psychological well-being and quality of life of physically disabled women and their relatives. Aim: This study was planned to measure the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and quality of life in physically disabled women and their relatives.

Detailed description

Detailed Description: Method: The research was planned as a quasi-experimental study including pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The research will be carried out by reaching physically disabled women and their relatives affiliated to Sinop Disabled Association. Population and Sample: Disabled women living and their relatives in Sinop in the Sinop Disabled Association will form the universe of our study, and all individuals who have agreed to participate in the study and volunteered will form the sample. How the research was conducted: Laughter yoga to be done will last eight weeks, once a week. Each session of laughter yoga is planned to be approximately 40 minutes. Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, SF-12 Quality of Life Scale Short Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale and SF-12 Quality of Life Scale as a post-test at the end of the laughter yoga were used for the physically disabled women and their relatives who agreed to participate in the study before starting the study. The Short Form and the Psychological Well-Being Scale and the SF-12 Quality of Life Scale Short Form will be administered again in the follow-up (one month after the application has ended).

Conditions

• Laughter
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	laughter therapy	Assigned Interventions Laughter therapy session will be applied online for 25-30 minutes once a week for 2 months by the researcher who has the Laughter therapy certificate to the application group. In the laughter therapy session, the practices of introducing the practitioner and introducing the therapy, breathing exercises for a healthy life, keeping the rhythm accompanied by music, turning the laughter that started as if it were childlike games into reality will be carried out.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-10
• Primary completion: 2023-06-10
• Completion: 2023-08-10
• First posted: 2023-04-11
• Last updated: 2023-04-12