Clinical trial NCT06350747: The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Burnout Levels
Official title: The Effectiveness of Online and Face-to-Face Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress, Sleep Quality, and Burnout: A Three-Group Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Participants
Keywords: burnout level
laughter yoga
nurses
stress
sleep quality
Lead sponsor: Celal Bayar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-05
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: pretest-posttest with control group
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The planned study aims to contribute to the existing literature by comparatively evaluating the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions on nurses, focusing on stress, sleep quality, and burnout. In line with this purpose, the research hypotheses are as follows:

H1. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their perceived stress levels.

H2. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their sleep quality.

H3. Laughter yoga intervention provided to nurses has a positive effect on their burnout levels.

H4. There is a significant difference between the effects of online and face-to-face laughter yoga interventions.

Detailed description: This study investigated whether laughter yoga can help reduce stress, improve sleep, and prevent burnout among nurses. Nurses often work in challenging conditions with long shifts, which can negatively affect their mental and physical health. In this study, nurses were divided into three groups: one received face-to-face laughter yoga, another participated in laughter yoga online, and the third group did not receive any intervention.

Laughter yoga sessions were conducted twice a week for two weeks and included deep breathing, playful activities, and laughter exercises. Participants completed surveys before and after the sessions to measure their stress levels, sleep quality, and signs of burnout.

The results showed that nurses who participated in the online laughter yoga program experienced better sleep, felt less emotionally exhausted, and had a stronger sense of personal accomplishment. These benefits were not observed in the face-to-face or control groups. Interestingly, the program did not significantly reduce stress levels in any of the groups.

This study suggests that online laughter yoga may be a useful and accessible tool to support the well-being of nurses, especially in healthcare settings where in-person wellness programs are difficult to organize.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* working as a nurse
* over 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* No uncontrolled hypertension
* No history of abdominal surgery in the last three months
* Not suffering from glaucoma, hernia or epilepsy
* Not receiving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
* Not receiving sleep-related diagnosis and treatment
* having incontinence

Primary outcomes:
measure: Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: two week and three week after intervention
measure: Jenkins Sleep Scale
timeFrame: two week and three week after intervention
measure: Maslach Burnout Scale
timeFrame: two week and three week after intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Manisa
country: Turkey
facility: Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Hafsa Sultan Hastanesi
Study officials:
affiliation: Manisa Celal Bayar University
name: Özge TOPSAKAL
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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