The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness

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Completed

• Conditions: Gynecologic Cancer; Psychological; Laughter
• Interventions: Behavioral: laughter yoga

• Registration Number: NCT05843058
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Gedik University

Brief Summary

The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital.

Detailed Description

The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital between October 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022. In order to measure the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being, the Psychological Well-Being Scale was applied to both the experimental group and the control group patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-01
• Study Completion: 2022-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-30
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• • Volunteering to participate in the study

  • Having the ability to read, write, speak and understand Turkish
  • Being diagnosed with gynecological cancer
  • Being in Stage II or Stage III of the gynecological cancer staging processes
  • The patient's internet access

Exclusion Criteria

• The patient is Stage 4
• Lack of internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
laughter yoga	laughter yoga	The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 12 sessions of laughter yoga were performed and after 12 sessions, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.(Laughter yoga was practiced twice a week for 6 weeks)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS)	6 months	Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS); is a 7-point Likert type scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7). All items are expressed positively. The lowest score is 8 and the highest score is 56. A high score indicates that the individual has many psychological resources and strengths.; The effect of laughter yoga on psychologıcal wellness.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kerime Derya BEYDAG; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey