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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Laughter and Stress Relief in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study.

S H Kim, Y H Kim, H J Kim

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05843058 (The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness on Women With Gynecological Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05843058 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness on Women With Gynecological Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul Gedik UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled70ConditionsLaughter, Gynecologic Cancer, PsychologicalArmslaughter yoga
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3 authors.

S H KimDepartment of Nursing, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea.
Y H KimDepartment of Nursing, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea.
H J KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 43-Gil Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a therapeutic laughter program and the number of program sessions on anxiety, depression, and stress in breast cancer patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 31 patients who received four sessions of therapeutic laughter program comprised and 29 who were assigned to the no-program control group. Scores for anxiety, depression, and stress were measured using an 11-point numerical rating scale. While no change was detected in the control group, the program group reported reductions of 1.94, 1.84, and 2.06 points for anxiety, depression, and stress, respectively (p < 0.01, p < 0.01, and p < 0.01). Scores decreased significantly after the first therapeutic laughter session (p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.01). As the therapeutic laughter program was effective after only a single session in reducing anxiety, depression, and stress in breast cancer patients, it could be recommended as a first-line complementary/alternative therapy.

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