The Effect of Laughter Therapy on the General Health Status, Sleep Quality, and Stress Level of Nursing Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 70
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Introductory Information Form
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
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)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 23 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •Having undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months
- •Having a disability to attend regular sessions
结局指标
主要结局
Introductory Information Form
时间窗: 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)
时间窗: 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)
时间窗: 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)
时间窗: 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).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Elif Uner
Assistant Professor
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University