The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Stress Levels of Infertility Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Stress levels of women
研究概览
简要总结
This research is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of Laughter yoga on the stress levels of infertility women. Randomization was provided in the sample included in the study, and it was divided into experimental and control groups. At the beginning of the study, the Infertility Stress Scale was applied to women in both groups to determine their stress levels. Afterwards, 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks. No application was made to the control group. After 4 weeks, the Infertility Stress Scale was administered to the women in both groups to re-determine their stress levels.
详细描述
This research is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of Laughter yoga on the stress levels of infertility women. At the beginning of the study, necessary ethics committee permission and institutional permissions were obtained. Both of the researchers have a certificate of leadership in laughter yoga. As a result of the power analysis, it was determined that 80 women should be included in the study. Considering that there may be losses, it was decided to include 90 women in the study. By providing randomization, 90 women who met the sampling criteria and volunteered to participate in the study were divided into two groups as 45 experimental and 45 control. At the beginning of the study, the Infertility stress scale was applied to women in both groups to determine their stress levels. Afterwards, 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks, two sessions a week. No application was made to the control group. After 4 weeks, the Infertility stress scale was administered to the women in both groups to re-determine their stress levels.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
The women in the experimental and control groups did not know which group they were in. Data were collected online due to the pandemic. Therefore, the researchers and the people who would conduct the analyzes did not know the women in the experimental and control groups. The women used a nickname to fill in the questions on the measurement tools.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 49 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •be between the ages of 19-45
- •have been diagnosed with infertility
- •At least primary school graduate
- •Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease
- •Will not have an ovulation pick up process, Intrauterine insemination and Embryo transfer procedure in the next 1 month
排除标准
- •Have ovulation pick up process in the last 1 month
- •undergoing Intrauterine insemination in the last 1 month
- •undergoing an Embryo transfer in the last 1 month
- •Not regularly attending laughter yoga sessions (for the experimental group)
- •Applying another alternative method to reduce stress during the research process
结局指标
主要结局
Stress levels of women
时间窗: 1 month
The difference between the infertility stress scale pretest and posttest mean scores of women in both groups. Higher scores indicate increased stress.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Aslı SİS ÇELİK
Associate Professor
Ataturk University