The Effect of Yoga and Laughter Yoga on Increasing the Psychological Resilience of Mothers

The Effect of Yoga and Laughter Yoga on Increasing the Psychological Resilience of Mothers With Their Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05005546

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-13

Start date

2021-08-08

Completion date

2021-10-30

Last updated

2022-07-06

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Conditions

Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Resilience, Stress

Keywords

Psychological Resilience, Depression, Stress, Anxiety, Nursing

Brief summary

Objective: The study will carried out in a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of yoga and laughter yoga on increasing the psychological resilience of mothers with their babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Method: The research will be carried out with mothers whose babies are treated in the neonatal intensive care unit. Mothers will be divided into three groups as yoga (n=20), laughter yoga (n=20) and control (n=20) by block randomization method. Research findings; Data Form will obtained by using Introductory Characteristics Form, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Psychological Resilience Scale.

Detailed description

Starting from the 1st week (5-7 days) after the birth, mothers will be given 10 sessions of laughter yoga (laughter group) and yoga (yoga group) twice a week for 45 minutes.DASS-21 and Resilience Scale will be administered to mothers in all groups at 1st, 3rd and 5th weeks.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALYoga

Yoga will be applied to mothers in the yoga group

BEHAVIORALLaughter Yoga

Laughter Yoga will be applied to mothers in the yoga group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Mothers who are older than 18 years of age, * whose gestational week is less than 32 weeks, * whose baby has been treated in the neonatal intensive care unit for at least one week, * who have internet access

Exclusion criteria

* Mothers with a genetic disease or congenital anomaly in their baby

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21)	0-3 point each item, min 0-max 21 total point each subscale	It is an assessment tool developed to evaluate the depression, anxiety and stress levels of individuals.
Psychological Resilience Scale	min 0-max 40 point	The scale is a scale developed to determine the psychological resilience of individuals, which enables them to return to their former state after negative events.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026