The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Quality of Life of Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Rezaei, Sajjad; Mahfeli, Maryana; Mousavi, Seyed Valiollah; Hosseini, Shima Poorabolghasem

doi:10.32598/cjns.5.16.7

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“…We, as human beings, need ontological security due to our concern about the continuation of our existence. We manage this anxiety through daily routine, social interactions, and lifestyle choices [ 26 ]. Yoga practice aims to improve or maintain physical fitness and health [ 8 ].…”

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Perceived benefit of yoga among adults who have practiced yoga for a long time: a qualitative study

Akdeniz

Kaştan²

2023

BioPsychoSocial Med

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Background Previous quantitative studies have shown many of the perceived benefits of yoga practice on the mind and body. Although there are many quantitative studies in the international literature on yoga, the number of qualitative studies showing the experience of yoga practice is insufficient. An accurate demonstration of yoga participents experiences, opinions, and judgments on this subject requires a qualitative, rather than a quantitative approach. Purpose This study was to explore the benefit perceived by adults who have practiced yoga for a long time. Design and method This qualitative study is based on a hermeneutic–phenomenological approach. The research sample consisted of 18 adults who volunteered to participate in the research and regularly joined yoga practice. The study data were collected through individual and focus group interviews with the participants who practise yoga and analyzed by content analysis method. Results We created five themes. Themes coded by researchers: meaning of the concept of yoga (theme 1), physical, mental, and social state before starting yoga (theme 2), reasons for practising yoga (theme 3), the participants' experiences related to their physical and mental health and social relationships (theme 4), and difficulties of doing yoga (theme 5). In addition, individuals in the study reported their perceptions of the concept of "yoga" through the creation of metaphors that completed the following sentence “yoga is like ……”. These metaphors were used to give insight into the participants deep feelings about yoga. Conclusions Both in their individual and focus group interviews, almost all of the participants described that doing yoga has positive benefits on the mind and body. The positive experiences of the participants in the study included decrease in pain and flexibility, increase in sleep quality, development of positive personality traits, increase in self-esteem, and coping with anxiety and stress more effectively. Because the study was qualitative and long-term, it was able to evaluate the beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of individuals in a realistic, systematic, and detailed manner.

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Perceived benefit of yoga among adults who have practiced yoga for a long time: a qualitative study

Akdeniz

Kaştan²

2023

BioPsychoSocial Med

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“…The results obtained here support this statement and are consistent with those found in other research studies. These include Cornish and Wade (2015) and Kent et al (2018) , who found an improvement in psychological well-being; Rey and Extremera (2016) , an increase in life satisfaction and reduced depression; Rezaei et al (2019) , an increase in happiness and quality of life; and Sánchez-Cabaco et al (2019b ), a decrease in depression, anxiety and stress.…”

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Autobiographical Memory, Gratitude, Forgiveness and Sense of Humor: An Intervention in Older Adults

2021

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Research has shown that happiness and well-being play a fundamental role in the health of older adults. For this reason, programs based on Positive Psychology seek to improve quality of life, preventing and reducing the appearance of emotional disorders. The objective of this study was to verify whether an intervention based on Autobiographical Memory, Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Sense of humor would increase quality of life in institutionalized older adults. We used a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-intervention measures and follow-on measures at 3, 6, and 12 months. A total of 111 institutionalized older adults participated in the study and were randomly assigned to one of three groups: experimental (n = 36), placebo (n = 39), and control (n = 36). Measurements were taken of depression, subjective happiness, satisfaction with life, psychological well-being, and specific memories. Program duration was 11 weeks, followed by refresher sessions of the activities that had been conducted. The results showed that the intervention was effective, producing lasting increase in the participating adults’ well-being, maintained for the following 12 months, in contrast to the other two groups. In conclusion, the proposed intervention proved to be a novel tool that was effective, easily applied, and able to improve quality of life and emotional disorders in older adults.

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A systematic review of the effect of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults

Çopur

Dönmez

2020

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Quality of Life of Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Perceived benefit of yoga among adults who have practiced yoga for a long time: a qualitative study

Perceived benefit of yoga among adults who have practiced yoga for a long time: a qualitative study

Autobiographical Memory, Gratitude, Forgiveness and Sense of Humor: An Intervention in Older Adults

A systematic review of the effect of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults

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