The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Nursing Students

Insomnia Clinical Trial

— Therapy  

Official title:

The Effect of Laughter Therapy on the General Health Status, Sleep Quality, and Stress Level of Nursing Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05681013
• Other study ID #: 739904
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 17, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: Mugla Sitki Koçman University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.

Description:

H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: June 17, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 23 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in research
• Being a 1st or 2nd-year student in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
• Not have any health problems that may create a communication barrier
• Being in a quiet environment to participate in the online study due to the pandemic period
• Have an internet connection to attend online sessions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months
• Having a disability to attend regular sessions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disease
• Insomnia
• Mental Disorders
• Mental Health Disorder
• Mental Stress
• Sleep Disorder
• Sleep Wake Disorders
• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Laughter Therapy
The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mugla Sitki Koçman University	Mugla

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mugla Sitki Koçman University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Introductory Information Form	It was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature in order to collect data about the individual characteristics of the participants. Form; family structure, gender, income status, marital status, health status, age, etc. It consists of 13 items (pretest-posttest design was applied).	2 minutes
Primary	General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28)	It was prepared to detect mental health problems. Individuals who score below 5 on the scale are evaluated as "normal", while individuals who score 5 and above are considered as a "risk group" in terms of mental health (pretest-posttest design was applied).	5 minutes
Primary	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)	"Poor sleep quality" is expressed for individuals who score 5 and above from the scale. The scale consists of 24 items that evaluate sleep quality and disorders by scoring over a one-month period (pretest-posttest design was applied).	5 minutes
Primary	Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	The scale, which was prepared to evaluate the perceived stress level of the individual, consists of 14 items. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that the person has a high perception of stress(pretest-posttest design was applied).	3 minutes