The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health; Complementary Therapies
• Interventions: Behavioral: Laughter Yoga Application

• Registration Number: NCT06161623
• Lead Sponsor: Celal Bayar University

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study is to examine the effect of laughter yoga applied to intensive care nurses on perceived stress, work motivation, and mental well-being.

Detailed Description

The study was conducted with nurses working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care and Anesthesia Intensive Care units between December 2022 and March 2023. The Nurse Introduction Form, Nurse Work Motivation Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were used to collect data.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-06
• Study Completion: 2023-03-01
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Between 18-65 age

• Those who have worked as intensive care nurses for at least 6 months
• Those who agree to participate in the research

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Exclusion Criteria

• Those with chronic cough
• Those who have previously received laughter yoga training and practiced
• Those who had surgery within the last 3 months
• Those with diagnosed mental illness and those using medication (antidepressants, antipsychotics,anxiolytic, etc...)
• Those who have neurological diseases such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis
• Those who have recently experienced a loss (within at least 6 months)
• Those with neurological disorders
• Those who have urinary incontinence problems
• Those who did not agree to participate in the research

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Laughter Yoga Application	Laughter Yoga Application	The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Work Motivation	2 weeks	Work Motivation Scale was used. The highest score the scale can get in total is 75, while the lowest score is 25.; High scale scores mean that nurses have high work motivation.
Perceived Stress	2 weeks	Perceived Stress Scale was used. A high total score on the scale indicates that the individual perceives high stress.; High scores on the subscales are generally interpreted as negative.
Mental Well-being	2 weeks	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale was used. It can score between a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 70 points.; High scores indicate that the individual is in a good psychological state.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kivan Çevik Kaya; 🇹🇷 Manisa, MANİSAYunusemre, Turkey