Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults

ConditionLaughter Yoga

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age60-90

SponsorAnkara University

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.

Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder

Being 65 years and older

Literacy

Disqualifiers

Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.

Having a diagnosis of mental disorder

Being under 60 years of age

Illiteracy

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

Lughter yoga
Other intervention
The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.

Treatment groups

70 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Laughter yogaExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: control groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

geriatric depression scale - short form

The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression.

Time frame

eight weeks

Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ)

The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type. 1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored. The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being.

Time frame

eight weeks

Sponsors and contacts

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Ankara University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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