The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Marital Adjustment, Life Satisfaction and Maternal Attachment Level in Mothers
NCT ID: NCT06917417
Last Updated: 2025-04-08
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
90 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-03-01
2025-06-25
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Studies in the literature have documented the positive role of laughter in improving quality of life. In addition, it was determined that laughter therapy intervention during pregnancy increased the mental well-being of pregnant women and positively affected prenatal attachment levels. Laughter therapy can be used for both preventive and therapeutic purposes. Poor mental health of the mother poses a danger to the baby and the mother. Studies on laughter therapy are limited in Turkey. In order to increase evidence-based data, there is a need to investigate the potential effectiveness of laughter therapy interventions in terms of mothers' health. It is thought that this study will make a very important contribution to the literature.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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laughter therapy group
After randomization, a WhatsApp group will be established with the mothers in the laughter therapy group. Before starting the application, the "Zoom" program will be downloaded to the phone or computer of the mothers in the laughter therapy group. Groups will be formed with at least 5-10 people, and a total of 10 sessions of laughter therapy will be applied to the groups, 2 sessions per week for 5 weeks.
Laughter Therapy
A laughter yoga session; It is approximately 30 minutes and consists of four parts. These sections; hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childish games and laughter exercises. In each laughter yoga session, the first three parts are the same, but the laughter exercises in the fourth part vary. In the first session of each new group, the introduction of laughter yoga, its purpose and objectives will be discussed. 10 minutes will be allocated for this section in the first session of each group. Therefore, the first session is planned to be 40 minutes in each group and all subsequent sessions are planned to be 30 minutes.
control group
The control group will not be subjected to any intervention and will be asked to fill out the questionnaire forms simultaneously.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Laughter Therapy
A laughter yoga session; It is approximately 30 minutes and consists of four parts. These sections; hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childish games and laughter exercises. In each laughter yoga session, the first three parts are the same, but the laughter exercises in the fourth part vary. In the first session of each new group, the introduction of laughter yoga, its purpose and objectives will be discussed. 10 minutes will be allocated for this section in the first session of each group. Therefore, the first session is planned to be 40 minutes in each group and all subsequent sessions are planned to be 30 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Over 18 years of age
* Volunteer to participate in the research
* Heterosexual
* With a spouse or partner
* At term
* With a single, healthy baby
* Have not had any intra-abdominal surgery
* With a 1-12 month postpartum baby
* Women who can use the Zoom program
Exclusion Criteria
* Those with hearing and visual impairments,
* Those with mental disabilities,
* Those diagnosed with known psychiatric diseases,
* Mothers of babies with disabilities and chronic health problems
* Women with physical illnesses that prevent them from participating in Laughter Yoga sessions (breathing difficulties, persistent cough, vertigo, severe heart disease, hemorrhoids, any type of hernia such as neck, waist or inguinal hernia, severe back pain, urinary incontinence, epilepsy, etc.)
* Women who develop an acute health problem for themselves or their babies, who have had their mothers or babies suddenly hospitalized, who have lost their babies, who have separated from their spouses or partners, who do not attend laughter therapy sessions regularly, and who cannot be reached after the application will be excluded from the study.
18 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Selcuk University Scientific Research Projects Unit
UNKNOWN
Selcuk University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Havva Tokgöz Kekeç
PhD Student, Msc Midwife
Locations
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Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2024/617
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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