Public Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Internal Medicine Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 Nov;41:101252. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101252. Epub 2020 Oct 28.
Laughter yoga is one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches in the world. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults.
In this systematic review, electronic searches were performed in CINAHL, Web of Science, COCHRANE, Scopus, ProQuest databases from May 2010 to May 2020. The screening process was conducted by two authors independently and finally agreed together. The review was reported according to PRISMA guideline.
A total of 3210 studies were examined, and seven publications (six quasi experimental and one randomized control trial), in accordance with the inclusion criteria were included in the study and evaluated. The results indicated that significant differences were found in the effectiveness of laughter yoga on physical function (blood pressure, cortisol level, sleep quality) and psychosocial health (life satisfaction, quality of life, loneliness, death anxiety, depression, mood, happiness) in older adults.
Laughter yoga is a cost-effective and no adverse effect in older adults. It can be used for health promotion for older adults.
笑瑜伽是世界上越来越多的补充健康方法之一。本研究旨在确定笑瑜伽对老年人身体功能和心理社会结果的影响。
在本次系统评价中,于 2010 年 5 月至 2020 年 5 月期间在 CINAHL、Web of Science、COCHRANE、Scopus、ProQuest 数据库中进行了电子检索。两名作者独立进行了筛选过程,最终共同达成一致。本研究报告遵循 PRISMA 指南。
共检查了 3210 项研究,有 7 项出版物(6 项准实验和 1 项随机对照试验)符合纳入标准,并进行了评估。结果表明,笑瑜伽对老年人身体功能(血压、皮质醇水平、睡眠质量)和心理社会健康(生活满意度、生活质量、孤独感、死亡焦虑、抑郁、情绪、幸福感)的影响具有显著差异。
笑瑜伽对老年人来说是一种具有成本效益且无不良反应的方法。它可以用于促进老年人的健康。