The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress Burnout and Life Satisfaction During the Pandemic Period

Ataturk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Epilepsy; Done Laughter Yoga Before; Abdominal Surgery

Treatments: Other: Laughter yoga practiced

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05317091

tulay24

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to determine the effects of laughter yoga on the perceived stress, burnout and life satisfaction of nurses working actively during the pandemic period. A total of 120 nurses, determined by power analysis, were included in the randomized controlled study. The study included 2 groups. (A group of nurses who have active contact with patients diagnosed with or at risk of covid-19, group B: nurses who have active contact with patients diagnosed with or at risk of covid-19 and participate in laughter yoga practice. Laughter yoga; immune system antibodies and endorphin hormone. It has been proven by experimental studies that there is a connection between the two, that it has a healing effect, that it accelerates the circulatory system as an adverse effect to stress, and that it has a vasodilation effect in the vessels.

Full description

The study data were collected by the researchers using online systems with the snowball method due to the pandemic. The inclusion criteria of the study (not having undergone abdominal surgery in the last three months, not having uncontrolled hypertension, not having glaucoma, hernia, epilepsy, not having received a psychiatric diagnosis-treatment, not having received a diagnosis-treatment for sleep problems, having done laughter yoga before) The study consisted of 100 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. Introductory features form consisting of 13 questions, Maslach Burnout Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and life satisfaction scale were used to collect data. Research data were collected in 3 months. During the study, 9 people from the experimental group (8 people did not attend the sessions regularly, 1 person left voluntarily), 10 people from the control group (he left voluntarily) quit the study. Finally, the research was completed with 101 nurses, 51 of whom were in the experimental group and 50 in the control group.

Enrollment: 101 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Not have undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months
• Uncontrollable hypertension
• Without epilepsy

Exclusion criteria

• Antidepressant etc. nurses using drugs
• Not attending sessions regularly

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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101 participants in 5 patient groups

Laughter yoga practice

Experimental group

Description:

Laughter yoga for nurses The experimental group was divided into three groups as 18-17-16 people. Sessions 1st group Monday-Thursday between 12:00-13:00; 2nd group Tuesday-Friday between 17:00-18:00; The third group was held on Wednesday Saturday between 20:00-21:00.laughter yoga for nurses-Deep breathing exercises Deep breathing exercises (5 minutes), Warm-up exercises (10 minutes) laughter yoga for nurses-Childish games Childish games (10 minutes), Laughter exercises (15 minutes).

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga practiced

Laughter yoga session parts-1

Experimental group

Description:

Deep breathing exercises (5 minutes) Breathing is held for 4-5 seconds after deep inspiration. While the arms are brought to the normal position, exhale slowly and rhythmically. When expressing after deep inspiration, the lips can be pursed as if whistling or exhaled with laughter.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga practiced

Laughter yoga session parts-2

Experimental group

Description:

Warm-up exercises (10 minutes) Rhythm of 1-2, 1-2-3 is added to increase the energy level even more and synchronize the movements of the group. After a few rhythmic clapping movements, another movement is added. Whisking hands left and right. Then an audible rhythm of ho, ho, ha-ha-ha is added to the clapping gesture. Make eye contact with people in the group and smile at them.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga practiced

Laughter yoga session parts-3

Experimental group

Description:

Childish games (10 minutes) Childlike games are used to help laugh without reason just like a child. The group is motivated by visualizing these games in their minds, raising the arms up in the form of a "Y" letter, and saying "very good (applause), very good (applause), hey" with palms facing the sky.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga practiced

Laughter yoga session parts-4

Experimental group

Description:

Laughter exercises (15 minutes) This section includes a variety of laughter exercises such as greetings, strawberry milk, conductor, bonus, hot soup, lion, aloha, bird, appreciation, laughter lotion, elevator, cream cake, and bursting balloon laughter.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga practiced