Chronic pain , Pain disability. Limitation of activities due to disability, Other chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the intervention group: Humor therapy for 6 continuous weeks, each week and each session 60 minutes a day was done. Therapeutic humor program includes video clips with fun themes (
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In the intervention group: Humor therapy for 6 continuous weeks, each week and each session 60 minutes a day was done. Therapeutic humor program includes video clips with fun themes (humorous videos)
In the control group: no plans or specific interventions was done and only the elderly in control group, will be monitored during 6 weeks.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Have a desire to participate in the study; Over 60 years old and have less than 85; Have at least able to read and write; Have lived in a nursing home for at least three months; Having chronic non-cancer pain for at least 3 months; No history of taking antidepressants or exhilarating; The lack of visual impairment to the extent that it is able at a distance of 6 meters, see fingers; No hearing impaired to the extent that it is able at a distance of 1 meter, hear whispers; No problem in Language to the extent that the Executive be able to answer questions; Failure to develop scenarios that you may have a problem laughing (hernia, advanced hemorrhoids, surgery over the past three months, drooping uterus, glaucoma, epilepsy; Lack of drug addiction and drug use; scores 15-item Geriatric depression scale is less than 8; lack of cognitive impairment, the Montreal cognitive test (MOCA) and earn a higher score of 26. Exclusion criteria: Refusal to continue participating in the study and collaboration with researcher; Absence of more than two sessions, Subjects die; Leave the nursing home forever, Access physical or mental disorders in the elderly from participating in the meetings during the study; Having any acute pain, such as toothache, cramps caused by colds, hit a limb.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Pain. Timepoint: Immediately before the first session, 24 h after the third session, 24 h after the sixth session (last session). Method of measurement: The short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire.;Disability related to pain. Timepoint: Immediately before the first session, 24 h after the third session, 24 h after the sixth session (last session. Method of measurement: Modified German Version of the Brief Pain Inventory.;Pain Intensity. Timepoint: Immediately before and after each session. Method of measurement: Modified German Version of the Brief Pain Inventory. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social Support. Timepoint: Immediatly Before the first sessain. Method of measurement: Duke Social Support.;Sense of Humor. Timepoint: Immediatly before the first session. Method of measurement: Sense of Humor Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactShohre Behrouz
Mashhad Nursing School
Outcome results
None listed