Porras-Jiménez Yelsyn Mauricio, Álvarez-Nieto Carmen, Romero-Granados Karen Lizeth, Pinzón-Ordoñez César Augusto, López-Medina Isabel María
University of Jaén, Faculty of Health Sciences. Jaén, Spain.
FOSCAL Clinic. Floridablanca, Colombia.
Rev Cuid. 2025 Mar 19;16(1):e4375. doi: 10.15649/cuidarte.4375. eCollection 2025 Jan-Apr.
Hospitalised adults often have essential emotional needs during their hospital stay, highlighting the importance of incorporating emotional mobilisation therapies.
To evaluate the effect of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of 40 adults hospitalised in internal medicine.
This quasi-experimental study used the transculturally adapted Scale for Mood Assessment (EVEA-H) to assess the intervention's effects.
Findings revealed significant improvements in participants' mood. There was a considerable reduction in levels of sadness/depression (p <0.00), anxiety (p <0.00) and anger/hostility (p < 0.00), while a significant increase in joy (p < 0.00) was observed after laughter therapy.
Current evidence supports laughter therapy with healthcare clowns as a tool to foster positive emotions, reduce negative psychological symptoms, and improve emotional well-being in various contexts, highlighting the importance of collaborative implementation with medical staff to strengthen well-being in healthcare settings.
Laughter therapy can be an effective strategy to improve the emotional well-being of hospitalised adults by reducing negative moods and promoting positive emotions.
住院的成年人在住院期间往往有基本的情感需求，这凸显了纳入情感调动疗法的重要性。
评估医疗小丑的欢笑疗法对40名内科住院成年人情绪的影响。
这项准实验研究使用了跨文化改编的情绪评估量表（EVEA-H）来评估干预效果。
研究结果显示参与者的情绪有显著改善。悲伤/抑郁水平（p<0.00）、焦虑水平（p<0.00）和愤怒/敌意水平（p<0.00）大幅降低，而欢笑疗法后喜悦水平显著提高（p<0.00）。
目前的证据支持医疗小丑的欢笑疗法作为一种工具，可在各种情况下培养积极情绪、减少负面心理症状并改善情绪健康，凸显了与医务人员合作实施以加强医疗环境中健康状况的重要性。
欢笑疗法可以成为一种有效的策略，通过减少负面情绪和促进积极情绪来改善住院成年人的情绪健康。
