The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Nursing Students
- Conditions
- Sleep DisorderMental StressInsomniaMental Health Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Laughter Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT05681013
- Lead Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.
- Detailed Description
H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy.
H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy.
H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
- Volunteering to participate in research
- Being a 1st or 2nd-year student in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
- Not have any health problems that may create a communication barrier
- Being in a quiet environment to participate in the online study due to the pandemic period
- Have an internet connection to attend online sessions
- Having undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months
- Having a disability to attend regular sessions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Laughter Therapy Group Laughter Therapy A pre-test was administered to all students. In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. Experimental and control groups were formed randomly among the students who filled all the scales. Communication groups were established for the students in both groups without being told which group they belonged to. Considering the hours suitable for the experimental group, 8 sessions of laughter therapy were applied for an average of 45 minutes. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all of the students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Introductory Information Form 2 minutes It was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature in order to collect data about the individual characteristics of the participants. Form; family structure, gender, income status, marital status, health status, age, etc. It consists of 13 items (pretest-posttest design was applied).
General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) 5 minutes It was prepared to detect mental health problems. Individuals who score below 5 on the scale are evaluated as "normal", while individuals who score 5 and above are considered as a "risk group" in terms of mental health (pretest-posttest design was applied).
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) 5 minutes "Poor sleep quality" is expressed for individuals who score 5 and above from the scale. The scale consists of 24 items that evaluate sleep quality and disorders by scoring over a one-month period (pretest-posttest design was applied).
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) 3 minutes The scale, which was prepared to evaluate the perceived stress level of the individual, consists of 14 items. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that the person has a high perception of stress(pretest-posttest design was applied).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
🇹🇷Mugla, Turkey