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The research was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of laughter yoga applied to midwifery students on premenstrual symptoms (PMS) and quality of life.
Research Hypotheses H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on premenstrual symptoms. H1: Online laughter yoga has an effect on premenstrual symptoms. H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on quality of life. H1: Online laughter yoga has an impact on quality of life.
59 midwifery students will participate in the research. In this study, the number of laughter yoga sessions was determined in line with the studies in the literature. Each laughter yoga session is planned to last approximately 40-45 minutes. Each session of laughter yoga consists of clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike play and laughter.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental (laughter yoga) group | Experimental | The intervention group will receive 12 online laughter yoga sessions, only one session per week for 12 weeks. In this study, the number of laughter yoga sessions was determined in line with the studies in the literature. Each laughter yoga session is planned to last approximately 40-45 minutes. Each session of laughter yoga consists of clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike play and laughter. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | The control group will receive no intervention for 12 weeks. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Laughter yoga | Other | Although the history of laughter yoga dates back to ancient times, its use in medicine has become widespread in the 21st century, while it is used to reduce pain, anxiety, stress, depression and fatigue, it is also a method that can be used to accelerate immunity, quality of life, happiness, sleep quality and recovery. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) | The Premenstrual Syndrome Scale is a five-point Likert type scale consisting of 44 questions that measures the severity of premenstrual symptoms, based on DSM-III and DSM-IV-R, in order to measure the severity of premenstrual symptoms | change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) | Life of quality will be evaluated by using the WHOQOL-BREF-TR. This scale consists of 27 questions. There are a total of five areas in the scale: physical, mental, social, environmental and national environmental areas. Each area is evaluated within itself. The domain score is calculated with the score it gets from the questions that determine it. Field scores are evaluated between 4-20. Increasing score indicates goodness. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ahu AKSOY CAN, PhD | Contact | 05444825892 | aksoyahu91@gmail.com |
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| Label | URL |
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| The effect of online laughter therapy on depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness among nursing students during the Covid-19 pandemic | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011293 | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D008599 | Menstruation Disturbances |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D027641 | Laughter Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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Prospective, parallel, two arm, randomized controlled clinical trial
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Statistical analysis of the data will be done by an expert independent of the research.
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| change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention. |