Effect of Laughter Therapy on hemodıalysıs patıents
Laughter Therapy, Depression, Anxiety, Hemodialysis

About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Laughter Therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Do not prevent you from doing laughter yoga (having undergone abdominal surgery in the last three months, uncontrollable hypertension, chronic cough, incontinence, acute low back pain, acute mental disorders, consumption of antipsychotic drugs, glaucoma, hernia, epilepsy) History of psychiatric illness (major depression, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, schizophrenia or paranoid disorders, personality disorder, somatoform disorder) Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score 24> Not doing laughter yoga before Being able to use smart phone/computer/tablet and using internet applications actively Exclusion Criteria: Initiation of medication that may affect serum cortisol levels Diagnosis of psychiatric illness during sessions Surgery on the abdominal region during laughter sessions
Sites / Locations
- Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Laughter Therapy group
Control
Hemodialysis patients(40) enrolled in the laughter therapy group will receive a total of 12 sessions of laughter therapy, 50 minutes, 3 days a week.
No attempt will be made to hemodialysis patients in this group.