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Trial reportComplementary therapies in clinical practice2022

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.

Aslı Si S Çeli K, Tülay Kılınç

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05317091 nacompletednot on this map

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nurses' Perceived Stress Burnout and Life Satisfaction During the Pandemic Period: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAtaturk UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled101ConditionsAbdominal Surgery, Hypertension, Done Laughter Yoga Before, EpilepsyArmsLaughter yoga practiced
NCT06917417 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Laughter Therapy Given to Mothers in the Postpartum Period on Marital Adjustment, Life Satisfaction and Maternal Bonding Levels in Mothers; A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSelcuk UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled90ConditionsPostpartum, MothersArmsLaughter Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Workplace Mental Health Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aslı Si S Çeli KDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: aslisis@atauni.edu.tr.
Tülay KılınçDepartment of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: tlyhmsre@hotmail.com.
Atatürk University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA randomized controlled study was conducted on the effects of laughter yoga in reducing the perceived stress and burnout levels in nurses during the pandemic and in increasing their life satisfaction. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was conducted with 101 (51 in the experimental group, and 50 in the control group) nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19. A total of eight sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the nurses in the experimental group for four weeks, twice a week. The Introductory Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Life Satisfaction Scale were used during data collection.

resultsThe difference between the pre- and posttest Perceived Stress Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Life Satisfaction Scale score averages of the nurses in the experimental group were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05), whereas the difference between the pre- and posttest score averages of the nurses in the control group was not significant (p > 0.05).

conclusionLaughter yoga is an effective method to reduce perceived stress and burnout while also increasing life satisfaction. CLINICALTRIALS: GOV ID: NCT05317091.

Indexed as

Burnout, ProfessionalCOVID-19Laughter TherapyYogaBurnout, PsychologicalHumansPandemicsPersonal SatisfactionBurnoutLaughter yogaLife satisfactionNursePandemicStress

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PMID35810525
PMCPMC9254653
OpenAlexW4284704486

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