Armat Mohammad Reza, Emami Zeydi Amir, Mokarami Hasan, Nakhlband Ailar, Hojjat Seyed Kaveh
Geriatric Care Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nasibeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
J Women Aging. 2022 Jan-Feb;34(1):31-42. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1774225. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
Recently, laughter yoga (LY) has been introduced for managing depression and anxiety. This study aimed to investigate the impact of LY on depression and anxiety among retired women in city of Bojnurd, Iran, 2018. Sixty-six retired women were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Intervention group received LY twice weekly for 8 weeks; control group had their routine daily activities. Depression and anxiety levels were measured at study initiation, week 4, and week 8 in both groups. Results showed significant difference in the pattern of depression ( <.001) and anxiety ( <.001) scores within and between groups. LY could be an effective intervention in reducing depression and anxiety among retired women.
最近,笑瑜伽(LY)已被引入用于管理抑郁和焦虑。本研究旨在调查2018年伊朗博季努尔德市退休女性中笑瑜伽对抑郁和焦虑的影响。66名退休女性被随机分为干预组和对照组。干预组每周接受两次笑瑜伽训练,共8周;对照组进行日常常规活动。在研究开始时、第4周和第8周对两组的抑郁和焦虑水平进行测量。结果显示,组内和组间抑郁(<.001)和焦虑(<.001)评分模式存在显著差异。笑瑜伽可能是减轻退休女性抑郁和焦虑的有效干预措施。