Altern Ther Health Med. 2024 Sep;30(9):42-46.
The evolution and purpose of humor have long been of interest to the scientific community. Humor and laughter play an important role in social, emotional, mental, and physical health and well-being. The purpose of this narrative review is to explore perspectives and research findings of studies on the role of humor and laughter in health promotion and direct care interventions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Also discussed is the cross-disciplinary context of studies during the global pandemic, which illustrates the complexity of humor in human behavior and its manifestation in healthcare environments and public health outcomes. This review of studies on humor and laughter behaviors employed during the COVID-19 pandemic points to the need for further work on the potential of humor and laughter for use in direct care interventions, health messaging, health education, and in improving the social bonds and connections among health professionals, patients, and students.
幽默的演变和目的一直是科学界感兴趣的话题。幽默和笑声在社会、情感、心理和身体健康以及幸福中起着重要作用。本叙述性综述的目的是探讨在整个 COVID-19 大流行期间，关于幽默和笑声在健康促进和直接护理干预中的作用的研究的观点和研究结果。本文还讨论了全球大流行期间的跨学科研究背景，这说明了幽默在人类行为中的复杂性及其在医疗保健环境和公共卫生结果中的表现。对 COVID-19 大流行期间幽默和笑声行为的研究进行综述，表明需要进一步研究幽默和笑声在直接护理干预、健康信息传递、健康教育以及改善卫生专业人员、患者和学生之间的社会联系和联系方面的潜力。
