Laughter Yoga is Role in Enhancing Sleep and Well-being in the Elderly

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 5, 2024

Primary Completion Date

September 9, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2024

Conditions
ELDERLY PEOPLE
Interventions
OTHER

Laughter Yoga

"Laughter Yoga Intervention:~Laughter Yoga is composed of four stages: deep breathing exercises, clapping and warm-up exercises, childlike play, and laughter exercises. These stages are designed to remove barriers to laughter, enhance emotional expression through childlike play, and prepare the lungs for laughter exercises.~Before the Laughter Yoga session begins, participants will be introduced to both the practice itself and to Laughter Yoga in general. The session will then proceed according to the following structure:~Deep Breathing Exercises: Participants inhale through the nose for 4-5 seconds, hold their breath for 2-3 seconds, and exhale through the mouth, with lips pursed, for one second longer than the inhalation, while smiling or laughing. This exercise is performed for 10-15 minutes.~Clapping and Warm-Up Exercises: Participants clap with palms and fingertips touching, keeping their hands parallel. This stimulates acupressure points in the hands. To increase group energy, a"

Trial Locations (1)

08700

RECRUITING

Şavşat 1St Family Health Center, Artvin

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Ataturk University

OTHER

lead

Artvin Coruh University

OTHER