The research was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of online laughter yoga applied to menopausal women on vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and sleep quality. Research Hypotheses ar below; H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on VMS. H1: Online laughter yoga has an effect on VMS. H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on sleep quality. H1: Online laughter yoga has an effect on sleep quality.
Who can participate
Age range40 Years – 60 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* \- enrolled in the Menopause School,
* Signing the Informed Consent Form,
* Willing to participate in the research,
* Able to read and write Turkish,
* Open to communication,
* Those who are between the ages of 40-60 and have not experienced menstruation for at least one year,
* Experiencing at least one of the vasomotor symptoms
* A VMS severity of at least 4 according to the Visual Analog Scale,
* Not using drugs for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms,
* No chronic disease
* Regular laughter yoga is not practiced,
* Those who have not entered the menopause surgically,
* Women without psychiatric problems
Exclusion Criteria:
* \- Not enrolled in Menopause School,
* Not signing the Informed Consent Form,
* Not willing to participate in the research,
* Cannot read and write Turkish,
* Unable to communicate
* Less than 40 years old, over 60 years old, experienced menstruation for at least one year,
* Not experiencing vasomotor symptoms,
* VMS severity is less than 4 according to the Visual Analog Scale,
* Using drugs for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms,
* Having a chronic disease,
* Regular laughter yoga practice
* Those who have surgically entered the menopause,
* Women with psychiatric problems
What they're measuring
1
Visual Analog Scala (VAS)
Timeframe: change from baseline, at the end of 4th week of intervention.