ArticleNursing open2019
Beneficial effect of laughter therapy on physiological and psychological function in elders.
Article in Nursing open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05601024 (The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Self-Esteem and Quality of Life in Patients With Stoma), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Self-Esteem and Quality of Life in Patients With Stoma:Randomized Controlled Trial
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- The Role of Humor and Self-Care in Longevity: A Systematic Review of Psychological and Behavioral Health Literature.Cureus · 2026Review
- Healing Hearts with Humor: The Potential of Laughter Therapy in Cardiac Rehabilitation.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Article
- Teaching comprehension of double-meaning jokes to young children.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2021Article
- Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The Effects of Laughter Therapy for the Relief of Employment-Stress in Korean Student Nurses by Assessing Psychological Stress Salivary Cortisol and Subjective Happiness.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2020Article
- Beneficial effect of laughter therapy on physiological and psychological function in elders.Nursing open · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimIn the present study we investigated the effect of laughter therapy on physiological and psychological function in older people.
designAn open-label trial.
methodsSeventeen older people who regularly attended an elderly day care centre were recruited. Stand-up comedy as laughter therapy was performed once a week for 4 weeks. Parameters of physiological and psychological function were evaluated before and after laughter therapy.
resultsLaughter therapy intervention resulted in a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure and heart rate, accompanied by a significant increase in plasma concentration of serotonin and a significant decrease in salivary concentration of chromogranin A. Questionnaire surveys of SF-8, GDS-15, and Vitality Index demonstrated alleviation of depression and improvement of sociability and activity in older people. Laughter therapy could be expected to become a practical treatment to improve quality of life of older people in an elderly day care centre.
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