Effect of Laughter Yoga on Surgical Fear and Anxiety in Patients Applied Before Ureteroscopy

Kocaeli University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Ureteroscopy; Kidney Stones

Treatments: Other: Laughter Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06758284

2024/11/16

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical fear is a situation where a person experiences excessive fear of surgical procedures. This fear can negatively affect the person's normal life and is usually more intense in the pre-operative period. The causes of surgical fear include factors such as previous negative surgical experiences, lack of sufficient information, post-operative pain and complications. In addition, factors such as age, gender, and level of education can also affect fear. This fear can lead to physical and psychological problems along with stress; symptoms such as increased heart rate, dizziness, and muscle tension can be seen. Methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, meditation, and hypnosis can be used in the treatment of surgical fear. In addition, anxiety can also arise from thinking about the surgical procedure, post-operative complications, fear of anesthesia, or pain. High-risk surgeries and past negative experiences can increase anxiety. High anxiety before surgery can lead to psychological and physical problems. Nurses should offer anxiety-reducing techniques (breathing exercises, relaxation) by taking into account the needs of patients. In addition, having relatives with the patient can help relieve anxiety. Laughter yoga is considered an effective complementary therapy to reduce surgical fear and anxiety. Developed in India in 1995, this method involves simulating laughter with yoga breathing techniques. Laughter yoga relaxes muscles, increases pain threshold, and improves overall psychological well-being. This study aims to evaluate the effects of laughter yoga on patients undergoing ureteroscopy.

Enrollment: 92 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

It will be applied to patients who agree to participate in the study, are scheduled to undergo ureteroscopy in a urological surgery clinic, have no hearing or vision problems, are over the age of 18, understand and speak Turkish, are literate, and can communicate.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with mental retardation and any psychiatric disorder, alcohol or drug addiction, hypertension or heart disease, hernia, glaucoma will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Laughter Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

1. 40 minutes before the procedure, the patients' surgical fear is evaluated. 2. 40 minutes before the procedure, the patients' state anxiety is evaluated. 3. A single session of laughter yoga is performed. (30 minutes) 4. After laughter yoga, the patients' surgical fear is re-evaluated. 5. After laughter yoga, the patients' state anxiety is re-evaluated.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter Yoga

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

1. 40 minutes before the procedure, the patients' surgical fear is evaluated. 2. 40 minutes before the procedure, the patients' situational anxiety is evaluated. 1. 5 minutes before the procedure, the patients' surgical fear is evaluated. 2. 5 minutes before the procedure, the patients' situational anxiety is evaluated.