Laughter Therapy and Mindfulness Practices

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

117 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-06

Study Completion Date

2022-10-20

Brief Summary

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Nurses working by shifts under intense stress and pressure and using complicated technological products- undergo fatigue and attention deficit with the effect of the many negative factors caused by work setting. This threatens patient and staff safety as well as leads to communicational problems, work absenteeism, lowered motivation, inability to control stress and poor work performance and productivity among nurses as well. In this sense; laughter therapy and mindfulness practices may help nurses cope with these problems because some experimental studies proved that both methods showed many benefits in different samples. However; no studies in which these two methods were compared among nurses were encountered. Therefore; the study -being in experimental design and randomized controlled trial- will be undertaken with a total of 111 nurses employed at a university hospital -37 nurses allocated to the experimental 1 group, 37 nurses to the experimental 2 group and 37 nurses to the control group-. First; Computer-Based Sustained Attention Test, the Stroop Test Çapa Version, The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire will be administered to the nurses of the experimental and control groups as a pre-test. Then; nurses of the experimental 1 group will join sessions of laughter therapy (30-45 minutes twice a week for 8 weeks) and nurses of the experimental 2 group will join sessions of mindfulness practices (45-60 minutes twice a week for 8 weeks) for two months. One month later when the sessions are started, a mid test will be administered and soon after the sessions are completed a post test will be administered to the nurses via Computer-Based Sustained Attention Test, the Stroop Test Çapa Version, The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. One month later after the post test; a follow-up will be performed using the same tools. As a result; the effects of both applications on fatigue, attention and performance will be investigated.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nurse's Role

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The research examines the effects of laughter and mindfulness on some parameters (fatigue, performance and attention) in nurses.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Simple random numbers table was used to determine the nurses to be sampled. 673 nurses working in KTU Farabi Hospital were listed and numbered, and the starting point was chosen from the random numbers table, followed by the columns downwards, and the sample number was reached. If the sample could not be reached due to reasons such as the criteria were not met or the research invitation was not accepted, the sample selection was continued from the random numbers table until the sample number was reached. Then, in order to create homogeneous groups in the assignment of nurses to the experimental and control groups, equal numbers of triple groups were formed by matching according to the unit/service (internal, surgical, specialized unit) and professional experience (10 years and below, 11 years and above).

Study Groups

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experimental group 1

The laughter therapy program consists of 16 sessions, twice a week for eight weeks. Each session; It is planned to last 30-45 minutes with a maximum of 25 nurses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

experimental group 1

Intervention Type OTHER

Laughter therapy, also called therapeutic laughter, is used to relieve pain and stress and to promote a general sense of well-being. Laughter therapy is simply a method of 'laughing for no reason' in which the person interacts in a group setting with improvisation or pantomime-like exercises and childish games without humour, jokes or funny events. The aim is thus to benefit from laughter.

experimental group 2

The mindfulness practice program consists of 16 sessions, twice a week for eight weeks. Each session is planned to last 45-60 minutes with a maximum of 25 nurses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

experimantal group 2

Intervention Type OTHER

Mindfulness is purposefully drawing attention in the desired direction so that we can stay in the present moment without judgment. It is also defined as a conscious understanding of what is happening in the moment we live in with an open and loving attitude. According to another definition, mindfulness includes paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, noticing the quality of this attention, and accepting what is noticed without judgment. With conscious awareness, the individual discovers how to live in harmony with all the events that take place in the present moment, place and time, without any evaluation, rather than the sorrows and regrets of the past, the anxieties and worries of the future. Mindfulness helps us to relate to our experiences by enabling us to see the positive-negative, good-bad experiences we have had objectively.

Control Group

No intervention was made in the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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experimental group 1

Laughter therapy, also called therapeutic laughter, is used to relieve pain and stress and to promote a general sense of well-being. Laughter therapy is simply a method of 'laughing for no reason' in which the person interacts in a group setting with improvisation or pantomime-like exercises and childish games without humour, jokes or funny events. The aim is thus to benefit from laughter.

Intervention Type OTHER

experimantal group 2

Mindfulness is purposefully drawing attention in the desired direction so that we can stay in the present moment without judgment. It is also defined as a conscious understanding of what is happening in the moment we live in with an open and loving attitude. According to another definition, mindfulness includes paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, noticing the quality of this attention, and accepting what is noticed without judgment. With conscious awareness, the individual discovers how to live in harmony with all the events that take place in the present moment, place and time, without any evaluation, rather than the sorrows and regrets of the past, the anxieties and worries of the future. Mindfulness helps us to relate to our experiences by enabling us to see the positive-negative, good-bad experiences we have had objectively.

Intervention Type OTHER