CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Burnout Levels

Turkey (Türkiye)40 participantsStarted 2024-04-01

Plain-language summary

The planned study aims to contribute to the existing literature by comparatively evaluating the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions on nurses, focusing on stress, sleep quality, and burnout. In line with this purpose, the research hypotheses are as follows: H1. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their perceived stress levels. H2. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their sleep quality. H3. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their burnout levels. H4. There is a significant difference between the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * working as a nurse * over 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * No uncontrolled hypertension * No history of abdominal surgery in the last three months * Not suffering from glaucoma, hernia or epilepsy * Not receiving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment * Not receiving sleep-related diagnosis and treatment * having incontinence

What they're measuring

Perceived Stress Scale

Timeframe: two week and three week after intervention

Jenkins Sleep Scale

Timeframe: two week and three week after intervention

Maslach Burnout Scale

Timeframe: two week and three week after intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06350747

SponsorCelal Bayar University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-02-10

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