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The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

NCT ID: NCT06161623

Last Updated: 2023-12-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-21

Study Completion Date

2023-03-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study is to examine the effect of laughter yoga applied to intensive care nurses on perceived stress, work motivation, and mental well-being.

Detailed Description

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The study was conducted with nurses working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care and Anesthesia Intensive Care units between December 2022 and March 2023. The Nurse Introduction Form, Nurse Work Motivation Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were used to collect data.

Conditions

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Mental Health Complementary Therapies

Keywords

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Laughter yoga Perceived stress Work motivation Mental well-being

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Laughter Yoga Application

The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter Yoga Application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions.

Control group

The participants in the control group also filled in the data collection tools without undergoing any intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Laughter Yoga Application

The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Those who have worked as intensive care nurses for at least 6 months
* Those who agree to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria

* Those with chronic cough
* Those who have previously received laughter yoga training and practiced
* Those who had surgery within the last 3 months
* Those with diagnosed mental illness and those using medication (antidepressants, antipsychotics,anxiolytic, etc…)
* Those who have neurological diseases such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis
* Those who have recently experienced a loss (within at least 6 months)
* Those with neurological disorders
* Those who have urinary incontinence problems
* Those who did not agree to participate in the research
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Celal Bayar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ramazan Yılmaz

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Celal Bayar University

Locations

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Kivan Çevik Kaya

Manisa, MANİSAYunusemre, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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MCBU-K-CEVIK-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id