The Effectiveness of Online and Face-to-Face Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Burnout: A Three-Group Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Jenkins Sleep Scale
研究概览
简要总结
The planned study aims to contribute to the existing literature by comparatively evaluating the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions on nurses, focusing on stress, sleep quality, and burnout. In line with this purpose, the research hypotheses are as follows:
H1. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their perceived stress levels.
H2. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their sleep quality.
H3. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their burnout levels.
H4. There is a significant difference between the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions.
详细描述
This study investigated whether laughter yoga can help reduce stress, improve sleep, and prevent burnout among nurses. Nurses often work in challenging conditions with long shifts, which can negatively affect their mental and physical health. In this study, nurses were divided into three groups: one received face-to-face laughter yoga, another participated in laughter yoga online, and the third group did not receive any intervention.
Laughter yoga sessions were conducted twice a week for two weeks and included deep breathing, playful activities, and laughter exercises. Participants completed surveys before and after the sessions to measure their stress levels, sleep quality, and signs of burnout.
The results showed that nurses who participated in the online laughter yoga program experienced better sleep, felt less emotionally exhausted, and had a stronger sense of personal accomplishment. These benefits were not observed in the face-to-face or control groups. Interestingly, the program did not significantly reduce stress levels in any of the groups.
This study suggests that online laughter yoga may be a useful and accessible tool to support the well-being of nurses, especially in healthcare settings where in-person wellness programs are difficult to organize.
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
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •working as a nurse
- •over 18 years old
排除标准
- •No uncontrolled hypertension
- •No history of abdominal surgery in the last three months
- •Not suffering from glaucoma, hernia or epilepsy
- •Not receiving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
- •Not receiving sleep-related diagnosis and treatment
- •having incontinence
结局指标
主要结局
Jenkins Sleep Scale
时间窗: two week and three week after intervention
It is used in clinical studies to evaluate patients' sleep problems. Patients are asked 4 questions about their sleep problems in the last month and asked to tick the boxes that apply to them. 0 (almost never), 1 (1-3 days per month), 2 (4-7 days per month), 3 (8-14 days per month), 4 (15-21 days per month), 5 (23-31 days per month) It is evaluated as . An increase in the score indicates that the person's sleep quality decreases.
Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: two week and three week after intervention
ASQ is designed to measure how stressful some situations in a person's life are perceived. A total score of 0-32 is taken from the scale. It has two subscales: perceived stress (items 1, 2, 3, 7, 8) and perceived coping (items 4, 5, and 6). The scale is evaluated on both total score and subscale scores. A high total score means a high perceived stress level. High scores from the subscales are a negative situation.
Maslach Burnout Scale
时间窗: two week and three week after intervention
This measurement tool consists of a total of 22 items and three subscales. Among these subscales, the emotional exhaustion subscale consists of 9 items, the depersonalization subscale consists of 5 items, and the personal accomplishment subscale consists of a total of 8 items. Scale items are scored as "1: never" and "7: always". It was decided to arrange the scale as a five-degree scale, with the answer options being "0 never" and "4 always". The high level of burnout reflects the high score on the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscales and the low score on the personal accomplishment subscale. Moderate levels of burnout reflect moderate scores for all three subscales, while low levels reflect low scores on the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscales and high scores on the "personal accomplishment" subscale.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Özge Topsakal
Principal Investigator
Celal Bayar University