Humor and Health

Sullivan, Jean Langley; Deane, Donna M.

doi:10.3928/0098-9134-19880101-07

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“…Nahemow (1986) stated that the inclusion of humor in studies of older adults has much potential as humor helps give a positive meaning to the aging process. Humor appears to have therapeutic value as a coping mechanism for stressful situations that are experienced by institutionalized elders (Simon, 1988;Sullivan & Deane, 1988). The promotion of humor seems to enhance the resident's quality of life.…”

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Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Celso

Ebener²,

Burkhead³

2003

Aging & Mental Health

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The present study examined the relationships between humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older residents of assisted living facilities. A structural equation model with latent variables was specified for the three variables. Health status was expected to directly affect humor coping and life satisfaction. Humor coping was hypothesized to have a direct association with life satisfaction and indirectly affect the relationship between health status and life satisfaction. Participants completed the Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire, Coping Humor Scale, and Life Satisfaction Index A. The relationships between health status and humor coping and health status and life satisfaction were statistically significant. Both the direct association of humor coping on life satisfaction and the intervening role between health status and life satisfaction were not supported. Humor as a coping strategy seems to be available to older adults who are in better health.

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Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Celso

Ebener²,

Burkhead³

2003

Aging & Mental Health

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“…Parse 11 has studied the role of ward. 7,13 Teasing created a cheerful atmosphere on the laughter in human health and states that laughter carries ward, which helped the nurses to cope with the stress various positive meanings. Among other things, it can of their job.…”

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Humour as experienced by patients and nurses in aged nursing in Finland

Isola

Åstedt‐Kurki

1997

Int J of Nursing Practice

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Humour is an integral part of everyday life and therefore a component of the care and treatment of elderly patients in the modern health care. This article deals with the role of humour in aged nursing from the perspective of the nursing home residents. It also describes some preliminary results of our study on the meaning of humour to professional nurses. The chief motivation for the study is to provide a deeper understanding of humour as a part of aged nursing and as a 'phenomenon', which should also help us in the continuing challenge to improve the quality of nursing care. In this study the qualitative approach was used because the focus of interest was on an issue that has received only little attention in earlier research. The research material consists of data from patients and nurses. The data were collected via interviews and essay-type responses. The data obtained were analysed using the qualitative method of content analysis. In the light of our findings here, humour can be described as a joie de vivre which manifests itself in human interaction in the form of fun, jocularity and laughter. The assumption is supported by earlier research results which indicated that humour is an individual and personal matter and, in aged nursing care it is also very much a context-bound phenomenon. Humour makes it easier for some of the elderly patients to experience a positive, human relationship with the nurse. According to the results it seems to us that research should be continued and intensified into the role and use of humour in elderly people's everyday life and particularly in gerontological nursing care.

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“…Klein, 1998;McGuire & Boyd, 1993;McGuire, Boyd, & James, 1992;Nahemow & McClusky-Fawcett, 1986;Richmond, 1995;Simon, 1988Simon, , 1990Sullivan & Deane, 1988;Yoder & Haude, 1995) and in geriatric education, especially to teach sensitive topics, such as aging, death, dying, grieving, and suicide in the elderly (Johnson, 1990).…”

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The Active Ingredients in Humor: Psychophysiological Benefits and Risks for Older Adults

Berk¹

2001

Educational Gerontology

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Humor produces psychological and physiological effects on our body that are similar to the health bene ts of aerobic exercise. These bene ts are some of the best kept secrets from those persons who probably have the most to gain from that information-older adults. Many of them who must live with chronic pain, arthritis, rheumatism, emphysema, memory loss, depression, and stress may be able to cope better with their conditions or nd temporary relief by using humor. This article presents an up-to-date, comprehensive synthesis of 30 years of research evidence on 15 psychophysiologica l bene ts of humor and laughter with their implications for older adults. The speci c risks for this growing segment of the population also are identi ed. Strategies for communicating this information through publications and formal presentation s by health educators working in gerontology are suggested. A curriculum outline is provided for use in developing short, feature presentations or integrating the content into existing exercise and health-related courses and programs. If these efforts are effective, eventually the health bene ts of humor and laughter will be as familiar to our senior citizens as the risk factors associated with heart disease and smoking.Physicians, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals are increasingly recognizing the therapeutic value of humor (

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Humor and Health

Cited by 26 publications

References 6 publications

Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Humour as experienced by patients and nurses in aged nursing in Finland

The Active Ingredients in Humor: Psychophysiological Benefits and Risks for Older Adults

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