Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Lughter yoga.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Laughter Yoga. Basic parameters: 60 years — 90 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
EFFECTS OF LAUGHTER YOGA ON PSYCHOLOGİCAL WELL-BEING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS
Overview
The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.
Detailed description
Laughter yoga is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention method that combines laughter, yoga and breathing techniques. Laughter yoga, which is accepted as a nursing intervention, has become one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest measurements. The research will be conducted with a total of 70 older adults, 35 experimental and 35 control. The data of the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (Short Form) and Psychological Well-Being Scale in the Elderly. The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.
Interventions
- Other Lughter yoga
The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.
Primary outcome measures
- geriatric depression scale - short form [Time frame: eight weeks]
- Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ) [Time frame: eight weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being 65 years and older
- Literacy
- Not having communication problems that would prevent answering the data collection form.
- Volunteering to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
- Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being under 60 years of age
- Illiteracy
- Having communication problems that prevent one from answering the data collection form.
- Not volunteering to participate in the research.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Ankara University Faculty of Nursing — Ankara
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07421336 · AnkaraU-SBE-FSA-01