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

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Burnout; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT06642727
• Lead Sponsor: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-15
• Study Start: 2024-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-12
• Study Completion: 2027-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maslach burnout ineventory	1 month	The scale consists of 22 items in a 5-point Likert format (0: Never, 1: Very Rarely, 2: Sometimes, 3: Often, 4: Always). It has three dimensions: Emotional Exhaustion (EE, 9 items), Depersonalization (D, 5 items), and Personal Accomplishment Deficiency (PAD, 8 items). EE refers to the emotional overload an individual feels due to their work and is the most significant predictor of burnout. D represents attitudes and behaviors exhibited by the individual without regard to the fact that the people they serve are unique individuals, displaying a lack of emotion. PAD is defined as the inability to cope with problems successfully and feeling insufficient.; Individuals experiencing burnout are expected to have high scores in EE (0-36), D (0-20), and PAD (0-32). The Cronbach Alpha coefficients for the three subdimensions of the scale are 0.83 for emotional exhaustion, 0.65 for depersonalization, and 0.72 for personal accomplishment deficiency.
Nurse Stress Scale	1 month	The original "Nurse Job Stress Scale," developed by Gray-Toft and Anderson, consists of 34 items and seven factors. These factors include: Uncertainty Related to Treatment (8 items = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8), Workload (6 items = 9,10,11,12,13,14), Patient Death (5 items = 15,16,17,18,19), Conflict with Physicians (5 items = 20,21,22,23,24), Conflict with Other Nurses (5 items = 25,26,27,28,29), Inadequate Support (3 items = 30,31,32), and Suffering Patient (2 items = 33,34). It is rated using a 4-point Likert system, where (1 point) means never, (2 points) sometimes, (3 points) often, and (4 points) very often. The Cronbach α reliability coefficient of the original scale has been found to be between α = .89 and α = .65 for the subfactors. A high total score indicates that the nurse experiences more frequent periods of stress related to individual stress issues in the physical, psychological, and environmental contexts.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bursa Mustafakemalpaşa Public Hospital; 🇹🇷 Bursa, Mustafakemalpaşa, Turkey