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The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.
Laughter yoga is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention method that combines laughter, yoga and breathing techniques. Laughter yoga, which is accepted as a nursing intervention, has become one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest measurements. The research will be conducted with a total of 70 older adults, 35 experimental and 35 control. The data of the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (Short Form) and Psychological Well-Being Scale in the Elderly. The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Laughter yoga | Experimental | This group will undergo laughter yoga intervention. |
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| control group | No Intervention | No intervention will be made against this group. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Lughter yoga | Other | The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| geriatric depression scale - short form | The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression. | eight weeks |
| Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ) | The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type. 1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored. The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being. | eight weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Fatma Sena Albayrak | Contact | +90 552-366-2976 | senaalbayrak2976@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ankara University Faculty of Nursing | Recruiting | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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Randomised controlled trials
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