Sleep Quality
Conditions
Keywords
sleep quality,, laughter yoga,, happiness,
Brief summary
In this study, the effect of laughter yoga on sleep quality and happiness level in individuals with sleep problems will be investigated. Yoga exercises will be done for about 30 minutes with a laughter yoga instructor 3 days a week for a month.
Interventions
OTHERyoga
laughter yoga
Sponsors
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
individuals with sleep problems individuals without mental illness
Exclusion criteria
those who use sleeping pills those with mental disabilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laughter yoga improves sleep quality | 1-15. day | The PSQI allows evaluating the quality and disturbances of sleep over one month. The questionnaire consists of 19 self-assessed questions that are categorized into 7 components: 1) sleep quality, 2) sleep latency, 3) sleep duration, 4) sleep efficiency, 5) sleep disorders, 6) medication use to sleep, and 7) daytime sleepiness. Each component is classified in a score ranging from 0 to 3. The sum of the scores for these 7 components produces a score ranging from 0 to 21. It presents a cutoff point where it considers good sleep quality if PSQI≤5 and poor sleep quality if PSQI\>5 21 |
| Laughter yoga improves happiness | 1-15. day | Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form OHS-F, developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Cotok (2011) was used. Oxford Happiness Scale consists of 7 expressions in one sub-dimension. The expressions on the 5-item Likert scale are answered as (1) Disagree - (5) Completely agree. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactKevser Sevgi ÜNAL ASLAN
Backup ContactfUNDA Çetinkaya
Outcome results
None listed