Hunt A H
School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Cancer Nurs. 1993 Feb;16(1):34-9.
This article describes the use of humor as a nursing intervention and asks if nurses can justify the integration of the use of humor into the repertoire of nursing interventions. Several uses for humor are illustrated, and humor is differentiated from laughter. The article quotes many nurse leaders' opinions about humor and identifies do's and do not's of appropriate humor; it discusses six research studies in which health care professionals used humor as a treatment protocol. The studies were in the areas of preoperative teaching, clinical evaluation, strategies to prevent hopelessness in adolescents with oncologic illness, and group cohesiveness. Results of these six studies give some evidence, although not robust, that humor is an effective intervention. Methods of determining and implementing humor as an appropriate nursing intervention are included.
本文描述了将幽默作为一种护理干预措施的应用，并探讨护士是否能证明将幽默融入护理干预方法库的合理性。文中阐述了幽默的几种用途，并对幽默和笑进行了区分。文章引用了许多护理领域领导者对幽默的看法，明确了恰当运用幽默的注意事项；还讨论了六项医疗保健专业人员将幽默用作治疗方案的研究。这些研究涉及术前教育、临床评估、预防患有肿瘤疾病的青少年产生绝望情绪的策略以及团队凝聚力等领域。这六项研究的结果提供了一些证据，虽不充分，但表明幽默是一种有效的干预措施。文中还介绍了确定并实施幽默作为一种恰当的护理干预措施的方法。
