The Laughter, Pregnancy, Anxiety and Llife Quality

Kırklareli University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes; Life Style; Pregnancy Related; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Laughter yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06556927

KırklareliAS-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

Gestational Diabetes is one of the most common medical complications during pregnancy. It is seen between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy with the increase in insulin resistance in the second trimester and ends with the end of the birth process. Due to this feature, it is distinguished from Type 2 diabetes. This disease, which is seen for the necessary energy needs of the fetus and placenta, is defined as the diabetogenic effect of pregnancy.

Laughter is a universal response to humorous stimuli that exists in our lives. Laughter yoga is holistic with breathing techniques. It is a form of yoga that utilizes the brain's inability to distinguish between real and fake laughter. Laughter yoga helps people cope with stressful times and helps the person control themselves by reducing negative cognitive reactions. In line with this information, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of laughter yoga applied to pregnant women with gestational diabetes on perceived stress and quality of life.

Full description

Gestational Diabetes is one of the most common medical complications during pregnancy. It is seen between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy with the increase in insulin resistance in the second trimester and ends with the end of the birth process. Due to this feature, it is distinguished from Type 2 diabetes. This disease, which is seen for the necessary energy needs of the fetus and placenta, is defined as the diabetogenic effect of pregnancy.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) defines GDM as "abnormal glucose tolerance that begins in pregnancy or is first diagnosed during pregnancy." However, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) want to distinguish cases with possible diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy and diagnosed during pregnancy from glucose intolerance that occurs as a result of pregnancy and is related to pregnancy. Laughter is a universal response to humorous stimuli that exists in our lives. Laughter yoga is holistic with breathing techniques. It is a form of yoga that utilizes the brain's inability to distinguish between real and fake laughter. Laughter yoga helps people cope with stressful times and helps the person control themselves by reducing negative cognitive reactions. Laughter yoga is a non-pharmacological and non-invasive alternative treatment method. Laughter yoga is a type of communication that combines pleasant emotions, smiles, and laughter. It is a different approach from medical treatments; indicates that the psychological aspects of the brain must change in order for both the mind and body to be healthy. Maternal complications increase in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The prospective psychological concerns experienced by the pregnant woman (low risk, preterm birth, low birth weight) negatively affect the quality of life of the pregnant woman. In line with this information, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of laughter yoga applied to pregnant women with gestational diabetes on perceived stress and quality of life.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Answering the survey and scale forms completely
• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being able to read and understand Turkish
• Not having any physical or mental problems that would prevent communication
• Pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes
• Being in social media accounts and WhatsApp groups
• Scoring 35 and above on the STAI scale
• Scoring 37 and above on the quality of life scale during pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• Not volunteering to participate in the study
• Incomplete responses to surveys and scales
• Being under the age of 18
• Not understanding Turkish
• Having any physical or mental problems that would prevent communication
• Pregnant women who have not been diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Laughter yoga group

Experimental group

Description:

Laughter yoga will be performed in 8 sessions, 2 days a week for 4 weeks. The duration of each session will be 40 minutes. Laughter yoga sessions will be held on a day suitable for all participants and with the participation of at least 8 people. The session will start with warm-up exercises and continue with laughter exercises. People in the group will do these exercises with the guidance of the researcher.

Treatment:

Other: Laughter yoga

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce anxiety and increase life quality. The researcher will ask the participants via phone 4 times a week for 1 month whether they have taken any action to reduce their anxiety and increase life quality symptoms. Participants who use any of the pharmacological or non-pharmacological practices to reduce anxiety and increase life quality symptoms will be excluded from the study.