Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.4

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.4.05


RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI


The Effects of Laughter Yoga on the Psychological Well-Being of Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Cancer

Jinekolojik Kanserli Kadınlarda Uygulanan Kahkaha Yogasının Psikolojik İyi Oluşa Etkisi

Zuhal Karagöz İnce1, Kerime Derya Beydağ2

Abstract:

This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to identify the effects of laughter yoga on the psychological well-being of women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer. The study was conducted with 70 patients (35 patients in the intervention group and 35 patients in the control group) receiving treatment at the oncology service of a research and training hospital in western Turkey from 1 October 2021 to 1 April 2022. The data were collected with a Demographic Information Form and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. It was found that the intervention and control groups had similar mean pretest Psychological Well-Being Scale scores, wheres the mean posttest score of the control group was significantly lower than its mean pretest score (p<0.05), and the mean posttest score of the intervention group was significantly higher than its mean pretest score (p<0.05). In light of the results of the study, it is recommended that laughter yoga be generally integrated into nursing care and practiced to enhance the psychological well-being of oncology patients. It is also recommended that settings be created for nurses with laughter yoga certification at oncology outpatient clinics in hospitals and early diagnosis, screening, and training centers providing care to cancer patients.

Keywords: Laughter Yoga, gynecologic cancer, psychological well-being.


1Msc. Nurse, Aliağa Public Hospital, Emergency Service, Izmir, Türkiye ORCID: 0000-0002-0417-9269

2Professor, Yalova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Yalova, Türkiye ORCID: 0000-0002-7251-4882

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Professor Kerime Derya BEYDAĞ, Yalova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Yalova, Türkiye, [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 23.03.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 28.08.2024, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 18.10.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 20.12.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Karagöz İnce, Z., Beydağ, K.D. (2024). The Effects of Laughter Yoga on the Psychological Well-Being of Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Cancer, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology 6(4): 339-345


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