Effects of a Laughter Yoga Program in Adolescents With Disabilities
Disability, Adolescent Learning, Psychosocial Problem
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Disability, Adolescent Learning focused on measuring disabilities, adolescents, psychosocial problems, laughter yoga, feasibility studies, randomized controlled trial
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adolescent has been diagnosed with mild and moderate intellectual or/and physical disabilities Adolescent is studying between Grade 4 and Grade 12 in the selected special school Adolescent aged between 10 and 19 years old in this selected special school during the data collection period Adolescent has not received any psychotherapy previously Adolescent has the proficiency in understanding instructions for laughter exercises and hands and body movement Exclusion Criteria: Adolescent has not been diagnosed with mild and moderate intellectual or/and physical disabilities Adolescent is studying lower than Grade 4 in the selected special school Adolescent aged < 10 years old and > 19 years old in this selected special school during the data collection period Adolescent has previously received psychotherapy Adolescent does not have the proficiency in understanding instructions for laughter exercises and hands and body movement
Sites / Locations
- The Nethersole School of Nursing
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Laughter yoga programme
Routine care
The intervention group will receive a 4-week laughter yoga programme (8 sessions). This group also receives routine care provided by the special school as usual.
The control group receives routine care provided by the special school as usual.