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In this study, the effect of laughter yoga on sleep quality and happiness level in individuals with sleep problems will be investigated. Yoga exercises will be done for about 30 minutes with a laughter yoga instructor 3 days a week for a month.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control group | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| yoga | Other | laughter yoga |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Laughter yoga improves sleep quality | The PSQI allows evaluating the quality and disturbances of sleep over one month. The questionnaire consists of 19 self-assessed questions that are categorized into 7 components: 1) sleep quality, 2) sleep latency, 3) sleep duration, 4) sleep efficiency, 5) sleep disorders, 6) medication use to sleep, and 7) daytime sleepiness. Each component is classified in a score ranging from 0 to 3. The sum of the scores for these 7 components produces a score ranging from 0 to 21. It presents a cutoff point where it considers good sleep quality if PSQI≤5 and poor sleep quality if PSQI>5 21 | 1-15. day |
| Laughter yoga improves happiness | "Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form OHS-F", developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011) was used. Oxford Happiness Scale consists of 7 expressions in one sub-dimension. The expressions on the 5-item Likert scale are answered as (1) Disagree - (5) Completely agree. | 1-15. day |
| Laughter yoga improves sleep quality | The PSQI allows evaluating the quality and disturbances of sleep over one month. The questionnaire consists of 19 self-assessed questions that are categorized into 7 components: 1) sleep quality, 2) sleep latency, 3) sleep duration, 4) sleep efficiency, 5) sleep disorders, 6) medication use to sleep, and 7) daytime sleepiness. Each component is classified in a score ranging from 0 to 3. The sum of the scores for these 7 components produces a score ranging from 0 to 21. It presents a cutoff point where it considers good sleep quality if PSQI≤5 and poor sleep quality if PSQI>5 21 | 30. DAY |
| Laughter yoga improves happiness | "Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form OHS-F", developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011) was used. Oxford Happiness Scale consists of 7 expressions in one sub-dimension. The expressions on the 5-item Likert scale are answered as (1) Disagree - (5) Completely agree. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
individuals with sleep problems individuals without mental illness
Exclusion Criteria:
those who use sleeping pills those with mental disabilities
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Kevser Sevgi ÜNAL ASLAN | Contact | +905059301154 | kevser-sevgi@hotmail.com | |
| fUNDA Çetinkaya | Contact | funda325@hotmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kevser Sevgi ÜNAL ASLAN | OSMANİYE KORKUT ATA UNİVERSİTY | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Aksaray University | Aksaray | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007319 | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D020919 | Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic |
| D020920 | Dyssomnias |
| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015013 | Yoga |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026443 | Spiritual Therapies |
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| 30. day |
| D001523 |
| Mental Disorders |
| D026241 |
| Exercise Movement Techniques |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |