Can laughter yoga provide stress relief for clinical nurses?

Lynes, Linda C.; Kawar, Lina Najib; Valdez, Regina M.

doi:10.1097/01.numa.0000558481.00191.78

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“…The findings obtained from these studies support the current research results. In contrast to the research findings, Lynes et al found that eight-week laughter yoga applied to nurses was not effective in reducing burnout [ 33 ]. This suggests that burnout may vary among cultures and based on the type of care being given.…”

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confidence: 76%

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

Çeli̇k¹,

Kılınç²

2022

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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confidence: 76%

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

Çeli̇k¹,

Kılınç²

2022

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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“…33 of these records were filtered, with the most common reason being the lack of a nonintervention control group or other physical relaxation comparison group (15 studies). 28,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] Furthermore, seven studies were excluded due to non-randomized or quasi-randomized designs, 32,[58][59][60][61][62][63] eight for inadequate data, [64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71] and three due to interventions that included vigorous aerobic or weight training exercise. [72][73][74] Finally, 15 studies that met our inclusion criteria were included in this meta-analysis (Figure 1 and Table 1).…”

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Physical relaxation for occupational stress in healthcare workers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Zhang

Murphy

Cabanilla

et al. 2021

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Work related stress is a major occupational health problem that is associated with adverse effects on physical and mental health. Healthcare workers are particularly vulnerable in the era of COVID‐19. Physical methods of stress relief such as yoga and massage therapy may reduce occupational stress. The objective of this systematic review and network meta‐analysis is to determine the effects of yoga, massage therapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and stretching on alleviating stress and improving physical and mental health in healthcare workers. Methods Databases were searched for randomized controlled trials on the use of physical relaxation methods for occupational stress in healthcare workers with any duration of follow‐up. Meta‐analysis was performed for standard mean differences in stress measures from baseline between subjects undergoing relaxation vs non‐intervention controls. Network meta‐analysis was conducted to determine the best relaxation method. Results Fifteen trials representing 688 healthcare workers were identified. Random‐effects meta‐analysis shows that physical relaxation methods overall reduced measures of occupational stress at the longest duration of follow‐up vs baseline compared to non‐intervention controls (SMD −0.53; 95% CI [−0.74 to −0.33]; p < .00001). On network meta‐analysis, only yoga alone (SMD −0.71; 95% CI [−1.01 to −0.41]) and massage therapy alone (SMD −0.43; 95% CI [−0.72 to −0.14]) were more effective than control, with yoga identified as the best method ( p ‐score = .89). Conclusion Physical relaxation may help reduce occupational stress in healthcare workers. Yoga is particularly effective and offers the convenience of online delivery. Employers should consider implementing these methods into workplace wellness programs.

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“…Research studies demonstrated laughter therapy’s benefits on QOL, wellbeing, health, and personal development in recent years [ 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Laughter yoga, a form of laughter therapy, integrates Pranayama yoga breathing and unconditional laughter, developed for years to promote health and wellbeing [ 31 ]. Laughter yoga, a positive psychological intervention [ 32 ], can relieve mental stress, improve the physiological immune system, and maintain a positive mind during challenging life events [ 31 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Laughter yoga, a form of laughter therapy, integrates Pranayama yoga breathing and unconditional laughter, developed for years to promote health and wellbeing [ 31 ]. Laughter yoga, a positive psychological intervention [ 32 ], can relieve mental stress, improve the physiological immune system, and maintain a positive mind during challenging life events [ 31 ]. It is a fun, simple, cost-effective, complementary or core therapy suitable for populations with healthy or different medical conditions [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is a fun, simple, cost-effective, complementary or core therapy suitable for populations with healthy or different medical conditions [ 29 , 30 ]. Research evidence revealed that laughter yoga positively impacted subjective wellbeing [ 28 ], lessened clinical nurses’ stress and compassion fatigue [ 31 ], and job burnout syndrome [ 32 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effects of Online Health Promotion Program to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Students: A Feasibility Study

Hung,

Ng,

Choi

2024

Healthcare

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Background: Healthcare students’ health and wellbeing have been seriously affected worldwide. Research studies highlighted the need to establish health promotion strategies to improve them. Methods: A mixed method feasibility with a randomized controlled trial study followed by qualitative focus-group interviews to evaluate the effect of a 24 h online health promotion program improving healthcare students’ health and wellbeing was performed in mid-2022. The study also illustrated the program’s effect, contents, and activity arrangements. Healthcare students from two large tertiary institutions were randomly assigned to intervention and waitlist-control groups. Outcomes were measured by self-completed online questionnaires at three-time points (baseline, week four, and week eight), and in-depth focus-group interviews followed. Results: Among 70 enrolled and 60 eligible students, 54 completed the study, with a 10% attrition rate. Results demonstrated a significant difference between groups at week eight. Within the intervention group, there were significant differences were found from baseline to week eight for depression (p = 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.004), and stress (p < 0.001). The program also improved certain domains of personal wellbeing and quality of life. Qualitative findings further illustrated the program contents and activities’ feasibility, acceptability, and suitability. Most participants welcomed the online mode’s flexibility and convenience. They enjoyed diversified and complementary content and activities. They had increased self-awareness of health and wellbeing. Besides, mental health knowledge enables them to ‘self-care’ and help those in need in the future. Conclusions: The results indicate the feasibility of performing full-scale research in the future and may provide more support for the students of higher education institutions.

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Can laughter yoga provide stress relief for clinical nurses?

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

Physical relaxation for occupational stress in healthcare workers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Effects of Online Health Promotion Program to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Students: A Feasibility Study

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