Life expectancy and quality of life of the elderly..
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 20 elderly people will randomly receive 12 sessions for 100 minutes of laughter yoga training in North Khorasan nursing homes by a psychologist. The objectives and
2. Familiarizing the elderly with the benefits of laughter
3. Introducing each participant and laughing at the one who introduces himself
4. Handshake and warming, laughter and congratulations
5. Greetings in Hindi (Namaste), and shake hands
and 6. Meditation and relaxation with positive and motivational words. The second session: laughing and congratulating
2. Talking about the previous meeting
3. Holding hands and warming up
4. Deep breathing
5. laughter of reasoning
6. Forgiveness of laughter
7. Appreciate laughter
8. Show a movie
9. Reading comic books
10. meditation and relaxation. The third session: 1. Laughing and congratulating
2. Talking about previous meetings
4. Cell phone laughter
5. Japanese greeting
6. A moment of laughter
Sponsors
Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complete the informed consent form Elderly residents of Bojnord city nursing homes The birth certificate age of people is over 60 years old Without severe and chronic physical and mental illness based on the medical record Able to communicate with others Have no hearing and speech disorders disrupting communication Not having dementia or severe disability
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participate in Laughter Yoga sessions beforehand Severe memory loss Do not live in a nursing home Not a resident of Bojnoord city
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Coefficient score in Schneider's life expectancy questionnaire. Timepoint: before the intervention and 1 week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Schneider's life expectancy questionnaire.;Coefficient score in Lipad elderly quality of life questionnaire. Timepoint: before the intervention and 1 week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Lipad elderly quality of life questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAzam Saedikia
Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed