Effect of Laughter Yoga on Sleep Quality and Happiness

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In this study, the effect of laughter yoga on sleep quality and happiness level in individuals with sleep problems will be investigated. Yoga exercises will be done for about 30 minutes with a laughter yoga instructor 3 days a week for a month.

Official Title
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Investigation of the Effect of Laughter Yoga on Sleep Quality and Happiness in Individuals

Conditions
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Sleep Quality

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: yoga


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: individuals with sleep problems individuals without mental illness Exclusion Criteria: those who use sleeping pills those with mental disabilities

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Control group<br> | Other: yoga<br>* laughter yoga<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Laughter yoga improves sleep quality | The PSQI allows evaluating the quality and disturbances of sleep over one month. The questionnaire consists of 19 self-assessed questions that are categorized into 7 components: 1) sleep quality, 2) sleep latency, 3) sleep duration, 4) sleep efficiency, 5) sleep disorders, 6) medication use to sleep, and 7) daytime sleepiness. Each component is classified in a score ranging from 0 to 3. The sum of the scores for these 7 components produces a score ranging from 0 to 21. It presents a cutoff point where it considers good sleep quality if PSQI≤5 and poor sleep quality if PSQI>5 21 | 1-15. day | 
| Laughter yoga improves happiness | Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form OHS-F, developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011) was used. Oxford Happiness Scale consists of 7 expressions in one sub-dimension. The expressions on the 5-item Likert scale are answered as (1) Disagree - (5) Completely agree. | 1-15. day | 
| Laughter yoga improves sleep quality | The PSQI allows evaluating the quality and disturbances of sleep over one month. The questionnaire consists of 19 self-assessed questions that are categorized into 7 components: 1) sleep quality, 2) sleep latency, 3) sleep duration, 4) sleep efficiency, 5) sleep disorders, 6) medication use to sleep, and 7) daytime sleepiness. Each component is classified in a score ranging from 0 to 3. The sum of the scores for these 7 components produces a score ranging from 0 to 21. It presents a cutoff point where it considers good sleep quality if PSQI≤5 and poor sleep quality if PSQI>5 21 | 30. DAY | 
| Laughter yoga improves happiness | Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form OHS-F, developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011) was used. Oxford Happiness Scale consists of 7 expressions in one sub-dimension. The expressions on the 5-item Likert scale are answered as (1) Disagree - (5) Completely agree. | 30. day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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sleep quality,, laughter yoga,, happiness,