The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Nursing Students

NCT ID: NCT05681013

Last Updated: 2023-01-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-17

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.

Detailed Description

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H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

Conditions

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Mental Stress Insomnia Sleep Disorder Mental Health Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Laughter Therapy Group

A pre-test was administered to all students. In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. Experimental and control groups were formed randomly among the students who filled all the scales. Communication groups were established for the students in both groups without being told which group they belonged to. Considering the hours suitable for the experimental group, 8 sessions of laughter therapy were applied for an average of 45 minutes. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all of the students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students

Control Group

In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Laughter Therapy

The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Volunteering to participate in research
* Being a 1st or 2nd-year student in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
* Not have any health problems that may create a communication barrier
* Being in a quiet environment to participate in the online study due to the pandemic period
* Have an internet connection to attend online sessions

Exclusion Criteria

* Having undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months
* Having a disability to attend regular sessions
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

23 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elif Uner

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elif Uner, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Locations

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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Muğla, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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739904

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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