Effects of a Salutogenic Model-Based Frailty Prevention Program (SAFRAPP) in pre-frail women: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by increased vulnerability to stressors and is more prevalent among women. As a dynamic condition, its progression can be prevented through early interventions.
Merve Altiner Yas, Selda Secginli
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Laughter Yoga for Patients with Hypertension, India
Open Access Journal of Cardiology, 2018 K Angeline
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A structured laughter yoga therapy program on patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: A randomized clinical trial. [PDF]
Asia Pac J Oncol NursNamazinia M +4 more
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Laughter Yoga as a School-based Wellness Program: Supporting the Well-Being of Nishnawbe Youth
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 2019 This paper explores how the participation in Laughter Yoga (LY) could assist in supporting the overall well-being of Nishnawbe youth. Many Nishnawbe youth are at a heightened risk of mental health issues and social inequities that are associated with ...
Jacky WL Chan
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Laughter yoga reduces the cortisol response to acute stress in healthy individuals [PDF]
Stress, 2020 Stress is one of the foremost contributors to the development of psychiatric diseases. Since the prevalence of stress-related complaints is increasing, we are in need for affordable and effective treatment alternatives. Laughter yoga (LY), a popular method encouraging participants to simulate laughter and participate in yogic breathing exercises, is ...
Meier, Maria +3 more
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Effect of Laughter Yoga on School Burnout and Hope Among Secondary School (Eighth Grade) Students: A Parallel Group Randomized Control Trial [PDF]
Florence Nightingale Journal of NursingNilgün Kuru Alıcı, Bilge Kalanlar
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Why Laughing Heals? A Review on the Use of Humor in Therapy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2023 Humor is an important tool for expressing many emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger and surprise. In recent years, the use of humor has started to gain the quality of a therapy approach.
Selda Kanbur, Şule Baştemur
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Mental Health Promotion Through Nursing Interventions Focused on Anxiety, Sleep and Well-Being: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Int J Ment Health NursABSTRACT Anxiety is more prevalent than other mental disorders and maintains a bidirectional relationship with sleep disturbances, negatively affecting well‐being and overall mental health. This scenario underscores the need to strengthen and qualify nursing practice in addressing these outcomes.
Silva LCMA +9 more
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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 +2 more
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Laughter Yoga: Benefits of Mixing Laughter and Yoga
Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Woodbury-Farina MA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Michel A Woodbury-Fariña +1 more
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