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Effekten av skogsyoga på individuella och organisatoriska utfall hos sjuksköterskechefer

18 september 2026 uppdaterad av: SERPİL SUBAŞI ÇAĞLAR, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Effekten av skratt-yoga på individuella och organisatoriska utfall hos sjuksköterskechefer: En longitudinell studie

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if laughter yoga can improve both individual and organizational outcomes in nurse managers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does laughter yoga lower burnout and stress levels in nurse managers?
  • Does laughter yoga improve work-life quality and job performance?
  • Does laughter yoga help nurse managers make better decisions and solve problems more effectively?
  • Does laughter yoga lower compassion fatigue and support positive approaches to workplace conflict? Researchers will compare a laughter yoga group with a control group to see if there are meaningful differences.

Participants will:

  • Join structured laughter yoga sessions for a defined period (weekly sessions).
  • Complete surveys before and after the program about stress, burnout, work-life quality, decision-making, problem solving, job performance, compassion fatigue, and conflict approaches.
  • Continue their usual work while attending sessions.

Studieöversikt

Detaljerad beskrivning

Nurse managers play a vital role in healthcare systems by ensuring the quality of nursing services, supporting staff, coordinating care, and solving organizational problems. However, the combination of administrative responsibilities, staff shortages, and high expectations often leads to stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and difficulties in maintaining work-life balance. These conditions not only affect the individual health and well-being of nurse managers but also reduce team motivation, patient care quality, and overall organizational performance.

Laughter yoga is a mind-body practice that combines intentional laughter with breathing exercises. It does not rely on humor or jokes; instead, participants engage in guided group exercises that promote spontaneous and prolonged laughter. Scientific evidence suggests that laughter yoga can lower stress hormones, increase endorphins, improve mood, and strengthen social bonds. Although laughter yoga has been studied in various populations, there is a lack of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) specifically focusing on nurse managers and their professional challenges.

This randomized controlled trial aims to fill this gap by evaluating the individual and organizational outcomes of laughter yoga among nurse managers working in university and state hospitals.

The expected contribution of this study is to provide new evidence on a cost-effective, non-pharmacological intervention that can be easily integrated into hospital settings. If laughter yoga proves effective, it can be adopted as a sustainable strategy to support nurse managers' mental health, enhance their leadership capacity, and indirectly improve patient care and organizational outcomes.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

80

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

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Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Barn
  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently working as a nurse manager
  • Having at least six months of managerial experience
  • Continuing to serve as a nurse manager throughout the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having previously received laughter yoga training
  • Use of medications affecting general health components during the study (e.g., for depression, anxiety)
  • Being pregnant
  • Experiencing an acute stressful life event, such as the death of a close relative
  • Having undergone abdominal surgery within the past 6 months

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Övrig
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Experimental: Laughter Yoga

Structured group-based laughter yoga sessions, 2 times per week, 30-45 minutes each, for 8 weeks.

This intervention consists of a structured Laughter Yoga Program designed for nurse managers. Each session includes breathing exercises, warm-up activities, guided and simulated laughter exercises (such as clapping, chanting, role-play laughter), and a short relaxation/meditation phase. Sessions are conducted in small groups by a certified facilitator. The program is delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 30-45 minutes. The intervention is intended to reduce burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue, while improving decision-making, problem-solving, job performance, and work-life balance.

Andra namn:
  • Skrattterapi;
  • Skrattövningar
Inget ingripande: Control

Participants continue their routine work duties without any additional intervention.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Perceived Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - PSS)
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.

Developed by Cohen & Williamson, adapted to Turkish by Eskin in 2013. 14 items, single-factor measure of stress.

Scale Range: 0-56. Interpretation Higher scores = greater perceived stress (worse outcome).

Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.
Burnout Levels (Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI)
Tidsram: Baseline, immediately post-intervention (8 weeks), and follow-up (3 months after intervention).

Developed by Maslach & Jackson in 1986, adapted to Turkish by Ergin in1992. 22 items, three subscales: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment.

Scale Range: Emotional Exhaustion (0-54), Depersonalization (0-30), Personal Accomplishment (0-48).

Interpretation: Higher Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization scores = worse outcome; higher Personal Accomplishment scores = better outcome.

Baseline, immediately post-intervention (8 weeks), and follow-up (3 months after intervention).

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Problem Solving Inventory
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months

Problem Solving Inventory, Developed by Heppner & Peterson in1982; adapted to Turkish by Şahin in 1993

Description: 31 items, six subscales: Problem-Solving Confidence, Approach-Avoidance, Personal Control, Planfulness, Impulsivity, Reflective Style.

Scale Range: 31-186. Interpretation: Higher scores = less effective problem solving (worse outcome); lower scores = better problem-solving skills.

Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months
Work Performance
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.

Work Performance Job Performance Scale - Goodman and Svyantek in 1999; Turkish adaptation was made in 2014 by Bağcı.

Description: 25 items, two subscales: Task Performance and Contextual Performance.

Scale Range: 25-125. Interpretation: Higher scores = better work performance.

Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.
Compassion Fatigue
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months

Developed by Dennis Portnoy and adapted Turkısh by Özdemir and Kutlu in 2022. The form consists of 40 items. The scale, which has no sub-dimensions, is evaluated based on the total number of items. The scale is a 3-point Likert-type scale: 1 = Very true, 2 = Partly true, and 3 = Rarely true. Those who answered "Very true" to 15 or more items in total are considered to have high levels of compassion fatigue.Cronbach alpha is 0,87

Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months
Decision-Making Styles scale
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.

Developed by Scott and Bruce in 1995; adapted to Turkish by Yılmaz Kuşaklı in 2023

24 items, five subscales: Rational, Intuitive, Dependent, Avoidant, Spontaneous.

Scale Range: 24-120. Interpretation: Higher scores in each subscale = more frequent use of that decision-making style

Baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months.

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

1 september 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

17 december 2026

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

17 mars 2027

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

19 september 2025

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

17 november 2025

Första postat (Faktisk)

19 november 2025

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

21 september 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

18 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 september 2026

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