Objective:
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of abdominal massage in the management of age-related constipation.
Subject and Methods:
Thirty participant control groups and 30 other participants constituted the treatment group. When the abdominal massage was applied to the treatment group for 15 minutes for 4 weeks, it was not applied to the control group.
Results:
As a result of applying abdominal massage for 4 weeks, both groups had a significant increase in the diagnostic criteria of Rome III. According to Bristol Stool Scale, the constipation problems were improved in the treatment group.
Conclusions:
Abdominal massage has been found as an effective method for the management of constipation commonly seen in the elderly.
Genellikle kahkaha, mutluluğun görsel bir şekilde anlatımı ya da sevinç duygusu olarak kabul edilmektedir. Gülmenin insan vücudunu fizyolojik ve psikolojik olarak olumlu yönde etkilediği bilinmektedir. Kahkaha yogasını, gevşeme ve nefes egzersizlerinin birleşmesinden oluşan nefes teknikleri ve koşulsuz kahkahadan oluşan egzersizler oluşmaktadır. Kahkaha yogası farklı hastalıklara (kanser, diyabetes mellitus vb) bağlı ortaya çıkan semptomların şiddetinin azaltılmasında ve mevcut durumun (stres) iyileştirilmesinde bir hemşirelik girişimi olarak uygulanabilmektedir. Sağlık alanında oluşan teknolojik gelişmeler ve bilgi artışı ile beraber hemşirelerin rol ve sorumluluklarında da değişiklikler olmuş, geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıbbın hemşirelik girişimi olarak uygulanabileceği bildirilmiştir. Kullanımı giderek yaygınlaşan ve etkileri kanıtlanan bir girişim olan kahkaha yogasına ilişkin Türkiye'de yapılmış çok az çalışmaya ulaşıldı. Bu derlemede, kahkaha yogası ve etkileri hakkında sağlık profesyonellerini bilgilendirmek, kanıta dayalı uygulamalar çerçevesinde sağlığın geliştirilmesinde nasıl kullanılacağını anlatmak amaçlandı. Anahtar kelimeler: Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamaları; Hemşirelik; Kahkaha yogası; Yoga.
ABSTARCT The Small Face of Traditional and Complementary Medical Applications: Laughter YogaLaughter is usually acknowledged as a visual representation of happiness or feeling of joy. It is known that laughter positively effects human body physiologically and psychologically. Laughter yoga is an exercise composed of breathing techniques involving combination of relaxation and breathing exercises and unconditional laughter. Laughter yoga could be applied as a nursing intervention for decreasing severity of various disease (cancer, diabetes mellitus, etc.) symptoms and improving current condition (stress). Technological developments in health area and increased knowledge also changed the role and responsibilities of nurses; traditional and complementary medicine is reported as applications that can be used as nursing interventions. Laughter yoga application has been increasing and its effects are proven; however, there are only few studies on laughter yoga in Turkey in the literature. This review aimed to inform health professionals about laughter yoga and its effects, to represent how it could be used for improvement of health in context of evidence based practices.
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