Geleneksel Ve Tamamlayici Tip Uygulamalarinin Gülen Yüzü: Kahkaha Yogasi

Abstract

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.

Investigation of the Effect of Laughter Yoga on Stress-Coping Behaviors in Nursing Students’ Starting University

“…In their study in which breast cancer patients participated in four sessions of laughter yoga practice, Kim et al [21] reported that laughter yoga practice signifcantly reduced anxiety and depression levels in the intervention group but did not cause any change in the control group. Te analysis of the physiological process of laughter yoga practice in the body revealed that laughing increased the release of endorphins, reduced stress, and led to mental and physical relaxation [14]. Tis result suggests that laughter yoga practice can be interpreted as one of the methods that help the person manage stress indicated in the stay optimistic behaviors and problem solving behaviors subdimensions.…”

“…Laughter yoga is a nonpharmacological practice including a series of exercises that combine laughter for no reason with yoga and breathing techniques that can be performed by students on their own in daily life. As emphasized in several studies, laughter yoga creates a good mood in people, contributes to the creation of a happy environment, and improves their adaptation to their environment [12][13][14].…”

“…Te history of laughter yoga studies dates back to 1964. Dr. Madan Kataria and his wife Madhuri Kataria created the laughter yoga program in 1995 by combining breathing exercises and laughter [4,14,17,18]. During therapy, laughter is provided without any jokes, comedy, or humor, and it supports the realization of a heartfelt laughter that does not involve cognitive thinking in individuals.…”

“…In Turkey, several studies have been conducted on the use of laughter yoga in various populations; however, the number of studies in which the efect of laughter yoga on anxiety in nursing students is insufcient. It is expected that data to be obtained in the present study will make signifcant contributions to the use of laughter yoga as an evidencebased practice [4,5,13,14].…”

A Phenomenological Analysis of the Relationship between Death and Euthanasia from The Nurse’s Perspective

“…Bu çalışma, hasta ve ailesine 24 saat bakım verme görevi olan (Özer & Ateş, 2021), hem tıbbın kabullerini taşıyan hem de hasta ve yakınlarıyla birebir ilişki kurarak tıp ve toplum arasında köprü konumundaki hemşirelerin ötanaziyi, ölümü ve ölümcül hastayı nasıl tanımladığı ve deneyimlerinin neler olduğunun anlamlandırılmasını…”