The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Nursing Students

Sponsor

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05681013

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

16.5

Actual Duration (Months)

4.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Mental Stress Insomnia Sleep Disorder Mental Health Disorder	Behavioral: Laughter Therapy	N/A

Detailed Description

H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

70 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

The Effect of Laughter Therapy on the General Health Status, Sleep Quality, and Stress Level of Nursing Students

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 1, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

May 30, 2021

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 17, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Laughter Therapy Group A pre-test was administered to all students. In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. Experimental and control groups were formed randomly among the students who filled all the scales. Communication groups were established for the students in both groups without being told which group they belonged to. Considering the hours suitable for the experimental group, 8 sessions of laughter therapy were applied for an average of 45 minutes. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all of the students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.	Behavioral: Laughter Therapy The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students
No Intervention: Control Group In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Laughter Therapy Group

A pre-test was administered to all students. In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. Experimental and control groups were formed randomly among the students who filled all the scales. Communication groups were established for the students in both groups without being told which group they belonged to. Considering the hours suitable for the experimental group, 8 sessions of laughter therapy were applied for an average of 45 minutes. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all of the students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.

Behavioral: Laughter Therapy

The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students

No Intervention: Control Group

In the pre-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. At the end of the therapy in the last session, a post-test was administered to all students. In the post-test application, the Descriptive Information Form, General Health Questionnaire-28, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Introductory Information Form [2 minutes]
It was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature in order to collect data about the individual characteristics of the participants. Form; family structure, gender, income status, marital status, health status, age, etc. It consists of 13 items (pretest-posttest design was applied).
General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) [5 minutes]
It was prepared to detect mental health problems. Individuals who score below 5 on the scale are evaluated as "normal", while individuals who score 5 and above are considered as a "risk group" in terms of mental health (pretest-posttest design was applied).
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) [5 minutes]
"Poor sleep quality" is expressed for individuals who score 5 and above from the scale. The scale consists of 24 items that evaluate sleep quality and disorders by scoring over a one-month period (pretest-posttest design was applied).
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [3 minutes]
The scale, which was prepared to evaluate the perceived stress level of the individual, consists of 14 items. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that the person has a high perception of stress(pretest-posttest design was applied).

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 23 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteering to participate in research
Being a 1st or 2nd-year student in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Not have any health problems that may create a communication barrier
Being in a quiet environment to participate in the online study due to the pandemic period
Have an internet connection to attend online sessions