Shin Hye Sook, Ryu Kyung Hee, Song Young A
College of Nursing Scienc, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2011 Jun;41(3):294-301. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.294.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of laughter therapy on postpartum fatigue and stress responses of postpartum women.
The research design was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. The participants were 67 postpartum women who agreed to participate in this study, selected by convenience sampling: (experiment group-33 and control group-34). The data were collected from August 5 to September 30, 2010. The experimental group received laughter therapy from a laughter therapy expert for 60 min, twice a week for 2 weeks, a total of 4 sessions. To evaluate the effects of laughter therapy, postpartum fatigue by self-report questionnaire and cortisol concentration in breast milk were measured. The data were analyzed using the SPSS WIN 13.0 Program.
The first hypothesis that "the degree of postpartum fatigue in the experimental group participating in laughter therapy would be lower than that of the control group" was accepted. These findings indicate that laughter therapy has a positive effect on decreasing postpartum fatigue.
The finding provides evidence for use of complementary and alternative nursing in Sanhujori facilities and obstetric units to reduce postpartum women's fatigue.
本研究旨在探讨欢笑疗法对产后女性产后疲劳及应激反应的影响。
研究设计为非等效对照组非同步设计。参与者为67名同意参与本研究的产后女性，采用便利抽样法选取：（实验组33名，对照组34名）。数据收集时间为2010年8月5日至9月30日。实验组接受欢笑疗法专家进行的60分钟治疗，每周两次，共2周，总计4次治疗。为评估欢笑疗法的效果，通过自我报告问卷测量产后疲劳程度，并检测母乳中的皮质醇浓度。数据使用SPSS WIN 13.0程序进行分析。
第一个假设“参与欢笑疗法的实验组产后疲劳程度低于对照组”得到接受。这些结果表明欢笑疗法对减轻产后疲劳有积极作用。
该研究结果为在三湖地区设施和产科单位使用补充替代护理以减轻产后女性疲劳提供了证据。
