RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06519513

Laughter Yoga, Stress Level and Burnout Level

'The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Midwives' Perceived Stress Level and Burnout Level: Randomized Controlled Study'

Sponsor

Kırklareli University

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Sep 25, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Stress Burnout, Psychological Laughter

Summary

The positive interaction between personal and business life results in the health of the healthcare personnel and the success of the institution. Burnout, which occurs as a result of a crisis in an individual's working life, manifests itself as fatigue, lack of energy, feeling inadequate in the professional role and lack of confidence. Laughter, which helps people to endure stressful situations or processes, improves a person's problem-solving ability by reducing depression and increasing insight. For this reason, laughter reduces a person's exposure to negative environmental cues and helps them with self-control. Laughter, a positive emotion, appears to be a useful and healthy way to cope with stress. The aim of the research to be conducted is to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on the stress and burnout levels of midwives.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Inclusion Criteria8

Volunteering to participate in research
Answering survey and scale forms fully
Social media accounts, presence in WhatsApp groups
Ability to read and understand Turkish
years or more of working life in the profession
Not having any health problems that would prevent communication
Working in a maternity ward or gynecology ward
Scoring 14 or above on the perceived stress scale

Exclusion Criteria6

Not volunteering to participate in the research
Answering survey and scale forms incompletely
Not understanding Turkish
Less than 5 years of working life in the profession
Having any health problem that prevents communication
Working outside the maternity ward or gynecology ward

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Interventions

OTHERLaughter yoga

Part 1: Deep Breathing Exercises: Raise the arms up towards the sky and take a deep breath as possible and hold the breath for 4-5 seconds. This application is repeated several times. This section takes approximately 5-10 minutes. Part 2: Warm-up exercises: Hands are kept parallel to each other and clapped. The tips of the fingers and palms touch each other, the acupuncture points on both hands are stimulated and the individual's energy level increases. Section 3: Childish Games: In this section there are childish games. These games are visualized in the mind and the participants are asked to raise their arms upwards in the shape of the letter "Y".This section takes approximately 10 minutes. Section 4: Laughter Exercises: Participants are given verbal guidance such as "Put your hand on your heart, feel your heartbeat, let's exhale with a smile, let's make a wish or pray" and the laughter exercise is terminated. This section takes approximately 15 minutes.