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Effects of Laughter Yoga on Patients Receiving Hemodialysis [PDF]

open access: yesHolistic Nursing Practice
When it comes to end-stage renal disease patients, hemodialysing is one of the most critical treatments they can receive. Even if they received hemodialysis (HD) treatment regularly, patients would experience many complications such as cardiovascular disease, fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and a declining quality of life.
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Laughter Yoga, Adults Living With Parkinson׳s Disease, and Caregivers: A Pilot Study

Explore: the Journal of Science and Healing, 2016
This study explored outcomes of Laughter Yoga in adults with Parkinson׳s disease (PD) and their caregivers. Laughter has been shown to generally improve mood in physically healthy adults, and specifically in adults with heart disease or cancer, but little research exists regarding the impact of laughter in adults with Parkinson׳s disease.
Debra Swedberg, DeCaro   +1 more
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Psychological and physiological effects of laughter yoga sessions in Japan: A pilot study

Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing, 2018
AbstractThe purpose of this pilot study was to examine and evaluate the psychological and physiological effects of multiple sessions of laughter yoga on community members. Participants took part in a 45 min laughter yoga session once per month for 6 months.
Aiko Tanaka   +2 more
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A systematic review of the effect of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults

open access: yesComplementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2020
Laughter yoga is one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches in the world. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults.In this systematic review, electronic searches were performed in CINAHL, Web of Science, COCHRANE, Scopus ...
Nilgün Kuru Alici, Ayse Arikan Dönmez
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The effects of group‐based Laughter Yoga interventions on mental health in adults: A systematic review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2018
Accessible summaryWhat is known on the subject? Laughter yoga is claimed to promote mental health and has become increasingly popular worldwide. There has been no systematic review of laughter yoga intervention studies and thus evidence of its effects on mental health is unclear. What the paper adds to existing knowledge?
Daniel Bressington, Wai Tong Chien
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Effectiveness of laughter yoga in reducing postpartum depression symptoms: A randomized controlled study

Explore: the Journal of Science and Healing
We aimed to evaluate the positive effects of laughter yoga on many diseases and postpartum depression.The study was randomized and controlled with a pretest-posttest control group and was conducted with 104 women. Data were collected with an introductory information form and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.It was determined that Laughter Yoga (LY)
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Effects of laughter yoga on hemodialysis patients’ plasma-beta endorphin levels, pain levels and sleep quality: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesComplementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2021
This study evaluates the effects of ?laughter yoga? on the plasma beta-endorphin levels, pain levels and sleep quality of hemodialysis patients. It is a randomized controlled trial. The study was carried out between July and October 2018.
Zülfünaz Ozer, Sebahat Ates
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Laughter Yoga as a Social Work Intervention

Smith College Studies in Social Work, 2020
Using simulated laughter, clients follow laughing patterns without using memory recalls or associating with any thinking or feeling.
Monit Cheung, Carol A. Leung
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