Clinical trial NCT06642727: The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Burnout Level and Stress
Official title: The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Burnout Level and Stress: Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burnout
Stress
Keywords: BURNOUT
stress
nurse
Laughter Yoga
Lead sponsor: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-15
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: There will be two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will undergo laughter yoga, while the control group will not receive any intervention.
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the burnout levels and stress of nurses. The main questions of the study are as follows:

1. What is the burnout level of nurses in the control and intervention groups?
2. What is the stress level of nurses in the control and intervention groups?
3. Has there been a change in the burnout levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga?
4. Has there been a change in the stress levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga? To compare whether laughter yoga affects burnout and stress levels, participants will be divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group will undergo laughter yoga sessions twice a week for one month.

Detailed description: The study examines the stress and burnout levels of nurses and their causes. Stress in nurses arises from factors such as working conditions, compatibility with colleagues, and insufficient equipment, among others. When this stress becomes chronic, it is referred to as burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory will be used to assess burnout levels, while the Nurse Stress Scale will be used to assess stress levels. Laughter yoga will be employed as a coping method.

Laughter serves the function of engaging and relaxing effective muscles, improves respiratory functions, regulates blood circulation, reduces stress hormones, boosts the immune system's defenses, raises pain thresholds and tolerance, and enhances mental function. Many studies have observed that the positive effects of laughter yoga on human psychology are beneficial for burnout syndrome. This research will investigate how laughter yoga affects burnout and stress levels.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a nurse working day and night shifts
* Not having participated in laughter yoga sessions before
* Being willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a physical condition that prevents participation in laughter yoga sessions (hernia, hemorrhoids, vertigo, respiratory disorders, urinary incontinence, epilepsy)
* Not being a nurse
* Working continuously day or continuously night shifts

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maslach burnout ineventory
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Nurse Stress Scale
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bursa
country: Turkey
facility: Bursa Mustafakemalpaşa Public Hospital
state: Mustafakemalpaşa
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