The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

Çeli̇k, Aslı Si̇s; Kılınç, Tülay

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101637

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“…Laughter can stimulate the coordinated movement of facial and abdominal muscles, resulting in a reduction in muscle tension, which helps to relieve fatigue. 39,40 This is consistent with the intervention results by Yeon et al 41 in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. In addition, deep breathing exercises can expand the thorax, promote gas exchange and increase lung capacity.…”

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The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial

Han,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

Integr Cancer Ther

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Background: Lung cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality rate in China. Although chemotherapy is effective in improving clinical symptoms, it causes a variety of acute and chronic side effects, seriously aggravating the psychological stress of patients. Laughter Yoga as a new type of aerobic exercise can effectively reduce stress levels and increase positive mood in patients. This study aimed to examine the effects of laughter yoga on perceived stress, positive psychological capital, and exercise capacity in lung cancer patients. Methods: This study was a randomized, single-blind, parallel-group trial. The study enrolled 84 lung cancer chemotherapy patients from a general hospital in central China. These patients were randomly allocated to control and intervention groups (n = 42 per group) after baseline assessments. Patients in the control group received routine care and those in the intervention group received laughter yoga intervention. Perceived stress, positive psychological capital, and exercise capacity were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention. Results: During the implementation of the study, there were 2 dropouts in each of the intervention and control groups. Ultimately, 80 patients in the control and intervention groups completed the trial. Patients who received laughter yoga intervention had significantly higher scores in positive psychological capital ( P < .01, Cohen’s d = 0.692) and exercise capacity ( P < .01, Cohen’s d = 0.659). Discernible differences were also observed in perceived stress ( P < .01, Cohen’s d = 1.087) between the 2 groups. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that laughter yoga is an effective way and may produce beneficial effects on perceived stress, positive psychological capital and exercise capacity.

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The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial

Han,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

Integr Cancer Ther

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“…Fourteen studies focused on different burnout interventions (Akugue, 2022; Azizoddin et al, 2021; Blake et al, 2020; Crippa et al, 2021; Cunningham et al, 2017; Dincer & Inangil, 2021; Ferreres‐Galán et al, 2022; Giordano et al, 2022; Horn et al, 2019; Hsieh et al, 2022; Miyoshi et al, 2022; Sawyer et al, 2022; Sijbrandij et al, 2020; Sis Çelik & Kılınç, 2022). Of these studies, 13 assessed the effectiveness of an intervention, and one reported the development and usability of an intervention (Blake et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of and mitigation measures for burnout in frontline healthcare workers during disasters: A mixed‐method systematic review

Alzailai

Barriball

Xyrichis

2023

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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Background Burnout is a global concern for the healthcare community, especially following a disaster response. It is a major obstacle to providing safe and quality health care. Avoiding burnout is essential to ensuring adequate healthcare delivery and preventing psychological and physical health problems and errors among healthcare staff. Aims This study aimed to determine the impact of burnout on healthcare staff working on the frontline in a disaster context, including pandemics, epidemics, natural disasters, and man‐made disasters; and to identify interventions used to mitigate burnout among those healthcare professionals before, during, or after the disaster. Method A mixed methods systematic review was used and included a joint analysis and synthesis of data from qualitative and quantitative studies. The was guided by the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta‐analyses (PRISMA) of qualitative and quantitative evidence. Several databases were searched, for example, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT), version 2018. Results Twenty‐seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Thirteen studies addressed the impact of burnout in relation to disasters and highlighted the association between burnout and the physical or mental well‐being of healthcare workers, work performance, and workplace attitude and behavior. Fourteen studies focused on different burnout interventions including psychoeducational interventions, reflection and self‐care activities, and administering a pharmacological product. Linking Evidence to Action Stakeholders should consider reducing risk of burnout among healthcare staff as an approach to improving quality and optimizing patient care. The evidence points to reflective and self‐care interventions having a more positive effect on reducing burnout than other interventions. However, most of these interventions did not report on long‐term effects. Further research needs to be undertaken to assess not only the feasibility and effectiveness but also the sustainability of interventions targeted to mitigate burnout in healthcare workers.

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“…An increasing number of scientific studies highlight the benefits of laughter on health and well-being. Laughter has been shown to improve depression (van der Wal and Kok, 2019), alleviate anxiety and improve sleep (Zhao et al 2019), reduce perceived stress (Çelik and Kılınç 2022), benefit cardiovascular health (K. Hayashi et al 2016;Miller and Fry 2009), be protective for Type 2 diabetes (T. Hayashi and Murakami 2009), and benefit the quality of life in those with cancer (Morishima et al 2019). A recent meta-analysis of 45 laughter-inducing interventions with 2,500 randomized participants found significant positive mental health and physical health effects (Stiwi and Rosendahl 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? Reflecting on a Mental Health Initiative Using Pragmatic Collaborative Autoethnography

Gonot-Schoupinsky,

Neal,

Carson

2023

Journal of Applied Social Science

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This article relates to the potential of applied laughter in social science. Here, we explore the “Laughie Challenge Australia.” This community-based mental health initiative aims to get Australians laughing. We invite its instigator to discuss it, using a pragmatic qualitative research approach, Invited Collaborative Autoethnography (ICAE). Our purpose is to gain insight into the rationale and practicalities of using laughter to alleviate community mental health issues. Thus, we use ICAE instrumentally as a discourse platform to build understanding through joint narrative with a view of facilitating laughter community-science research collaborations. We recount the “story” of the Laughie Challenge, and the meeting of two academics and a community laughter leader, with a shared interest in the healing power of laughter and “real-world” laughter applications. ICAE enabled transparent, in-depth discourse. It has resulted in citizen science research to further advance knowledge in this area.

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The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 30 publications

References 41 publications

The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial

The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial

Impact of and mitigation measures for burnout in frontline healthcare workers during disasters: A mixed‐method systematic review

Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? Reflecting on a Mental Health Initiative Using Pragmatic Collaborative Autoethnography

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