The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

The Effect of Laughter Yoga Applied to Intensive Care Nurses on Perceived Stress, Work Motivation, and Mental Well-Being

The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study is to examine the effect of laughter yoga applied to intensive care nurses on perceived stress, work motivation, and mental well-being.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mental Health; Complementary Therapies
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Laughter Yoga Application

Detailed Description

The study was conducted with nurses working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care and Anesthesia Intensive Care units between December 2022 and March 2023. The Nurse Introduction Form, Nurse Work Motivation Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were used to collect data.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 66
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • MANİSAYunusemre
    • Manisa, MANİSAYunusemre, Turkey
      • Kivan Çevik Kaya

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria: Between 18-65 age

• Those who have worked as intensive care nurses for at least 6 months
• Those who agree to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with chronic cough
• Those who have previously received laughter yoga training and practiced
• Those who had surgery within the last 3 months
• Those with diagnosed mental illness and those using medication (antidepressants, antipsychotics,anxiolytic, etc…)
• Those who have neurological diseases such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis
• Those who have recently experienced a loss (within at least 6 months)
• Those with neurological disorders
• Those who have urinary incontinence problems
• Those who did not agree to participate in the research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Laughter Yoga Application; The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions	Behavioral: Laughter Yoga Application; The intervention group took eight sessions of laughter yoga, that is, two sessions per week for 4 weeks. The participants in the intervention group were asked to fill in the data collection tools before the laughter yoga sessions, and after the 4th and 8th yoga sessions.
No Intervention: Control group; The participants in the control group also filled in the data collection tools without undergoing any intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Work Motivation	Work Motivation Scale was used. The highest score the scale can get in total is 75, while the lowest score is 25. High scale scores mean that nurses have high work motivation.	2 weeks
Perceived Stress	Perceived Stress Scale was used. A high total score on the scale indicates that the individual perceives high stress. High scores on the subscales are generally interpreted as negative.	2 weeks
Mental Well-being	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale was used. It can score between a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 70 points. High scores indicate that the individual is in a good psychological state.	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ramazan Yılmaz, Celal Bayar University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 21, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 6, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): December 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Mental well-being; Perceived stress; Laughter yoga; Work motivation
• Other Study ID Numbers: MCBU-K-CEVIK-002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: The data will be given if it's necessary and if it is not problem for ethical office.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No