Premenstrual Syndrome, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
Premenstrual Syndrome, Quality of life, Laughter yoga, Laughter therapy, Student
Brief summary
The research was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of laughter yoga applied to midwifery students on premenstrual symptoms (PMS) and quality of life. Research Hypotheses H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on premenstrual symptoms. H1: Online laughter yoga has an effect on premenstrual symptoms. H0: Online laughter yoga has no effect on quality of life. H1: Online laughter yoga has an impact on quality of life.
Detailed description
59 midwifery students will participate in the research. In this study, the number of laughter yoga sessions was determined in line with the studies in the literature. Each laughter yoga session is planned to last approximately 40-45 minutes. Each session of laughter yoga consists of clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike play and laughter.
Interventions
OTHERLaughter yoga
Although the history of laughter yoga dates back to ancient times, its use in medicine has become widespread in the 21st century, while it is used to reduce pain, anxiety, stress, depression and fatigue, it is also a method that can be used to accelerate immunity, quality of life, happiness, sleep quality and recovery.
Sponsors
Mersin University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Statistical analysis of the data will be done by an expert independent of the research.
Intervention model description
Prospective, parallel, two arm, randomized controlled clinical trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To agree to participate in the research, * To be over 18 years old, * Not having taken vocational courses * Not having a chronic disease, * Having a regular menstrual period, * Having at least 110 points on the PMS scale * Not receiving medical treatment for PMS.
Exclusion criteria
* Refusing to participate in the research, * To have taken vocational courses, * Having a chronic illness * Getting a score lower than 110 on the PMS scale, * Having any condition where laughter yoga should be avoided (having had abdominal surgery in the last three months, taking regular medications, epilepsy, uncontrollable hypertension, glaucoma, hernia, etc.) * Receiving medical treatment for PMS.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) | change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention. | The Premenstrual Syndrome Scale is a five-point Likert type scale consisting of 44 questions that measures the severity of premenstrual symptoms, based on DSM-III and DSM-IV-R, in order to measure the severity of premenstrual symptoms |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) | change from baseline, at the end of 12th week of intervention. | Life of quality will be evaluated by using the WHOQOL-BREF-TR. This scale consists of 27 questions. There are a total of five areas in the scale: physical, mental, social, environmental and national environmental areas. Each area is evaluated within itself. The domain score is calculated with the score it gets from the questions that determine it. Field scores are evaluated between 4-20. Increasing score indicates goodness. |
Contacts
Primary ContactAhu AKSOY CAN, PhD
Outcome results
None listed