The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Premenstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Midwifery Students With Premenstrual Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 58
- 主要终点
- Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)
研究概览
简要总结
The research was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of laughter yoga applied to midwifery students on premenstrual symptoms (PMS) and quality of life.
Research Hypotheses H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on premenstrual symptoms. H1: Online laughter yoga has an effect on premenstrual symptoms. H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on quality of life. H1: Online laughter yoga has an impact on quality of life.
详细描述
59 midwifery students will participate in the research. In this study, the number of laughter yoga sessions was determined in line with the studies in the literature. Each laughter yoga session is planned to last approximately 40-45 minutes. Each session of laughter yoga consists of clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike play and laughter.
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
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Statistical analysis of the data will be done by an expert independent of the research.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •To agree to participate in the research,
- •To be over 18 years old,
- •Not having taken vocational courses
- •Not having a chronic disease,
- •Having a regular menstrual period,
- •Having at least 110 points on the PMS scale
- •Not receiving medical treatment for PMS.
排除标准
- •Refusing to participate in the research,
- •To have taken vocational courses,
- •Having a chronic illness
- •Getting a score lower than 110 on the PMS scale,
- •Having any condition where laughter yoga should be avoided (having had abdominal surgery in the last three months, taking regular medications, epilepsy, uncontrollable hypertension, glaucoma, hernia, etc.)
- •Receiving medical treatment for PMS.
结局指标
主要结局
Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)
时间窗: change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention.
The Premenstrual Syndrome Scale is a five-point Likert type scale consisting of 44 questions that measures the severity of premenstrual symptoms, based on DSM-III and DSM-IV-R, in order to measure the severity of premenstrual symptoms
次要结局
- World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF)(change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention.)
研究者
Ahu AKSOY
Research Assistant, PhD
Mersin University