ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2008
Humor and Laughter May Influence Health: III. Laughter and Health Outcomes.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02849067 (Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers.
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Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session: Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Feasibility of a Humor Training to Promote Humor and Decrease Stress in a Subclinical Sample: A Single-Arm Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Salivary Cortisol Levels: The Importance of Clown Doctors to Reduce Stress.Pediatric reports · 2016Article
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- The effects of laughter therapy on general health of elderly people referring to jahandidegan community center in shiraz, iran, 2014: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2015Article
- Perceived stress and eating behaviors by sex, obesity status, and stress vulnerability: findings from the vitamins and lifestyle (VITAL) study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2014Article
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- Clowns benefit children hospitalized for respiratory pathologies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
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Abstract
This is part three of a four-part series reviewing the evidence on how humor influences physiological and psychological well-being. The first article included basic background information, definitions and a review of the theoretical underpinnings for this area of research. The second article discussed use of humor as a complementary therapy within various clinical samples, as well as evidence concerning how a sense of humor influences physiological and psychological wellbeing. This third article examines how laughter influences health outcomes; including muscle tension, cardio-respiratory functioning and various stress physiology measures.
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