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

Mental Health Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06161623
• Other study ID #: MCBU-K-CEVIK-002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 21, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Celal Bayar University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 66
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 6, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 22 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Complementary Therapies
• Mental Health

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Kivan Çevik Kaya	Manisa	MANISAYunusemre

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Celal Bayar University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	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
Primary	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