The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Burnout Level and Stress

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Burnout; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: laughter yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06642727

E-66779070-050.04-2400226440

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the burnout levels and stress of nurses. The main questions of the study are as follows:

1. What is the burnout level of nurses in the control and intervention groups?
2. What is the stress level of nurses in the control and intervention groups?
3. Has there been a change in the burnout levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga?
4. Has there been a change in the stress levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga? To compare whether laughter yoga affects burnout and stress levels, participants will be divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group will undergo laughter yoga sessions twice a week for one month.

Full description

The study examines the stress and burnout levels of nurses and their causes. Stress in nurses arises from factors such as working conditions, compatibility with colleagues, and insufficient equipment, among others. When this stress becomes chronic, it is referred to as burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory will be used to assess burnout levels, while the Nurse Stress Scale will be used to assess stress levels. Laughter yoga will be employed as a coping method.

Laughter serves the function of engaging and relaxing effective muscles, improves respiratory functions, regulates blood circulation, reduces stress hormones, boosts the immune system's defenses, raises pain thresholds and tolerance, and enhances mental function. Many studies have observed that the positive effects of laughter yoga on human psychology are beneficial for burnout syndrome. This research will investigate how laughter yoga affects burnout and stress levels.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a nurse working day and night shifts
• Not having participated in laughter yoga sessions before
• Being willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Having a physical condition that prevents participation in laughter yoga sessions (hernia, hemorrhoids, vertigo, respiratory disorders, urinary incontinence, epilepsy)
• Not being a nurse
• Working continuously day or continuously night shifts

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

the group undergoing laughter yoga

Experimental group

Description:

Laughter Yoga is a complementary therapy that combines fake and genuine laughter with yoga and breathing exercises, including neck and shoulder exercises. It does not involve humor and is non-pharmacological and non-invasive. A session of laughter yoga lasts about 40 minutes and consists of four sections. The first section includes deep breathing exercises, the second section consists of warm-up exercises, the third section involves childlike games, and the fourth section includes laughter exercises. The experimental group will consist of 25 participants. Before starting laughter yoga, the "Maslach Burnout Inventory" and the "Nurse Job Stress Scale" will be used to measure burnout and stress levels. Subsequently, a total of eight laughter yoga sessions will be conducted twice a week for one month, after which burnout and stress levels will be measured again using the scales.

Treatment:

Behavioral: laughter yoga

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will consist of 25 participants, whose burnout and stress levels will be measured only using the "Maslach Burnout Inventory" and the "Nurse Job Stress Scale." No intervention will be applied to the participants.