The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Stress Levels of Infertility Women

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This research is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of Laughter yoga on the stress levels of infertility women. Randomization was provided in the sample included in the study, and it was divided into experimental and control groups. At the beginning of the study, the Infertility Stress Scale was applied to women in both groups to determine their stress levels. Afterwards, 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks. No application was made to the control group. After 4 weeks, the Infertility Stress Scale was administered to the women in both groups to re-determine their stress levels.

Detailed Description
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This research is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of Laughter yoga on the stress levels of infertility women. At the beginning of the study, necessary ethics committee permission and institutional permissions were obtained. Both of the researchers have a certificate of leadership in laughter yoga. As a result of the power analysis, it was determined that 80 women should be included in the study. Considering that there may be losses, it was decided to include 90 women in the study. By providing randomization, 90 women who met the sampling criteria and volunteered to participate in the study were divided into two groups as 45 experimental and 45 control. At the beginning of the study, the Infertility stress scale was applied to women in both groups to determine their stress levels. Afterwards, 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks, two sessions a week. No application was made to the control group. After 4 weeks, the Infertility stress scale was administered to the women in both groups to re-determine their stress levels.

Official Title
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The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Stress Levels of Infertility Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Laughter Yoga

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Laughter Yoga


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: be between the ages of 19-45 have been diagnosed with infertility At least primary school graduate Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease Will not have an ovulation pick up process, Intrauterine insemination and Embryo transfer procedure in the next 1 month Exclusion Criteria: Have ovulation pick up process in the last 1 month undergoing Intrauterine insemination in the last 1 month undergoing an Embryo transfer in the last 1 month Not regularly attending laughter yoga sessions (for the experimental group) Applying another alternative method to reduce stress during the research process

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years
Maximum Age: 49 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Randomized controlled trial
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimantal Group<br>In the study, 8 sessions of laughter yoga will be applied to the women in the experimental group twice a week for 4 weeks. | Behavioral: Laughter Yoga<br>* Warm-up exercises (5 minutes), Deep breathing exercises (5 minutes), Childlike playfulness (5 minutes), Laughter exercises (15 minutes).<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>no intervention will be applied to the control group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stress levels of women | The difference between the infertility stress scale pretest and posttest mean scores of women in both groups. Higher scores indicate increased stress. | 1 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Laughter Yoga, Infertility, Stress, Nurse