About this trial
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the burnout levels and stress of nurses. The main questions of the study are as follows:
1. What is the burnout level of nurses in the control and intervention groups? 2. What is the stress level of nurses in the control and intervention groups? 3. Has there been a change in the burnout levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga? 4. Has there been a change in the stress levels of nurses practicing laughter yoga? To compare whether laughter yoga affects burnout and stress levels, participants will be divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group will undergo laughter yoga sessions twice a week for one month.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Being a nurse working day and night shifts
Not having participated in laughter yoga sessions before
Being willing to participate in the study
Disqualifiers
Having a physical condition that prevents participation in laughter yoga sessions (hernia, hemorrhoids, vertigo, respiratory disorders, urinary incontinence, epilepsy)
Not being a nurse
Working continuously day or continuously night shifts
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- laughter yoga