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Effects of Simulated Laughter Therapy Using a Breathing Exercise: A Study on Hospitalized Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Gyeong-Suk Jeon, Jeong Eun, Jang Kwang-Sim   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Laughter in correction sequences in speech therapy sessions [PDF]

Journal of Pragmatics, 2016
Abstract This article deals with the interactional achievement of laughter in speech therapy sessions with adolescents suffering from speech and language impairments. We aim to describe how laughter is locally organized by the adolescent and his/her therapist, and how laughter production provides relevant information about the organization of ...
Cecile Petitjean
exaly   +3 more sources

Laughter Exercise for Symptomatic Improvement in Dry Eye Following Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Yuehong Tan, Danyan Qin, Yi Zhou, Yan Ru, Xinxin Song Department of Nursing, Shanghai Eye Hospital Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention and Treatment Center, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Danyan Qin,
Tan Y, Qin D, Zhou Y, Ru Y, Song X
doaj   +2 more sources

The effect of laughter therapy on nursing students' anxiety, satisfaction with life, and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Randomized controlled study [PDF]

Advances in Integrative Medicine, 2022
Eraydin C, Alpar SE.
exaly   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of laughter therapy in cognitive skills improvements

International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2019
Background: In today's society, a huge population is facing intellectual health problems. Therapeutic expense of such problems leads people into a financial burden.
Sonya Arshad, Syed Hasan Abbas Rizvi, Muhammad Faisal Qureshi, Minha Hanif, Imama Iftikhar, Majid Ayoub, Sanjay Kumar   +6 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Effect of laughter yoga on anxiety and depression in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background The large number of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) with anxiety or depression in China is a cause of concern. Sustained aerobic exercise is a promising therapy for delaying motor disabilities in people with PD.
Qingnv Xu, Xiaoyun Nian, Yuxin Pan, Lan Zhang, Suping Lin, Siyu Zheng, Chunxiu Xiao   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigating the effect of laughter yoga on happiness and life expectancy in an elderly population [PDF]

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Background: During the elderly period, individuals experience physical and psychological crises. One of the factors that positively influence critical life situations is happiness and hope.
Zeinab Seraj, Akram Sanagoo, Naser Behnampour, Leila Jouybari   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of Laughter Therapy for In Vitro Fertilization: A Systematic Review

Reproductive Medicine
Background/Objectives: In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technique for women and couples experiencing difficulties in achieving a spontaneous pregnancy, often due to stressors that negatively affect fertility.
Daniela Rodríguez-García, Claudio-Alberto Rodríguez-Suárez, Héctor González-de la Torre   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Beneficial effect of laughter therapy on physiological and psychological function in elders [PDF]

Nursing Open, 2019
Motokuni Aoki
exaly   +2 more sources

Comparison of the effectiveness of play therapy and laughter therapy in Catarria (laughter yoga) on generalized anxiety in children aged 6-12 years [PDF]

روانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت, 2021
Introduction: Anxiety in children is diagnosed late due to lack of cognitive development and affects on social, educational and emotional functions, and if left untreated, it affects on other stages of life.
Seifollah Aghajani, Somayeh Abedi, Azam Hoseyni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source