NCT06161623

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

The Effect of Laughter Yoga Applied to Intensive Care Nurses on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 22 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study is to examine the effect of laughter yoga applied to intensive care nurses on perceived stress, work motivation, and mental well-being.

Detailed description

The study was conducted with nurses working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care and Anesthesia Intensive Care units between December 2022 and March 2023. The Nurse Introduction Form, Nurse Work Motivation Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were used to collect data.

Conditions

• Mental Health
• Complementary Therapies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Laughter Yoga Application	The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-21
• Primary completion: 2023-02-06
• Completion: 2023-03-01
• First posted: 2023-12-08
• Last updated: 2023-12-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)