Insomnia, Mental Health Disorder, Mental Stress, Sleep Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Sleep Quality, Psychological Stress, General Health, Nursing Students, Laughter Therapy
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the general health status, sleep quality, and stress level of nursing students.
Detailed description
H1.1: Students who receive laughter therapy will have lower mean scores in the general health questionnaire than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.2: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower Pittsburgh sleep quality index score than students who do not receive laughter therapy. H1.3: Students who receive laughter therapy will have a lower mean stress level than students who do not receive laughter therapy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLaughter Therapy
The effect of the Laughter Therapy on nursing students
Sponsors
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 23 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Volunteering to participate in research * Being a 1st or 2nd-year student in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing * Not have any health problems that may create a communication barrier * Being in a quiet environment to participate in the online study due to the pandemic period * Have an internet connection to attend online sessions
Exclusion criteria
* Having undergone abdominal surgery in the past three months * Having a disability to attend regular sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Information Form | 2 minutes | It was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature in order to collect data about the individual characteristics of the participants. Form; family structure, gender, income status, marital status, health status, age, etc. It consists of 13 items (pretest-posttest design was applied). |
| General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) | 5 minutes | It was prepared to detect mental health problems. Individuals who score below 5 on the scale are evaluated as normal, while individuals who score 5 and above are considered as a risk group in terms of mental health (pretest-posttest design was applied). |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) | 5 minutes | Poor sleep quality is expressed for individuals who score 5 and above from the scale. The scale consists of 24 items that evaluate sleep quality and disorders by scoring over a one-month period (pretest-posttest design was applied). |
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) | 3 minutes | The scale, which was prepared to evaluate the perceived stress level of the individual, consists of 14 items. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that the person has a high perception of stress(pretest-posttest design was applied). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed