Effects of Laughter Yoga on Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the impact of Laughter Yoga on hemodialysis patients' quality of life and other health outcomes.
Results Summary
Laughter Yoga showed improvements in life quality, pain severity, sleep quality, subjective well-being, mood, depression, blood pressure, and vital capacity in hemodialysis patients, though the overall effect was deemed inconclusive.
Population
End-stage renal disease patients receiving hemodialysis.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laughter Yoga | neutral | patients with chronic illnesses | patients with chronic illnesses | - | has been reported to have many positive effects | #1 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | patients' quality of life | patients | - | helps to improve | #2 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | life quality | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #3 |
Laughter Yoga | decrease | pain severity | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #4 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | sleep quality | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #5 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | subjective well-being | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #6 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | mood | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #7 |
Laughter Yoga | decrease | depression | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #8 |
Laughter Yoga | decrease | blood pressure | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #9 |
Laughter Yoga | increase | vital capacity | HD patients | - | showed patients having improvement in | #10 |
When it comes to end-stage renal disease patients, hemodialysing is one of the most critical treatments they can receive. Even if they received hemodialysis (HD) treatment regularly, patients would experience many complications such as cardiovascular disease, fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and a declining quality of life. Laughter Yoga has been reported to have many positive effects on patients with chronic illnesses. By removing or reducing stress, Laughter Yoga (LY) helps to improve patients' quality of life, Thus, they have a longer chance of survival. However, the effect of Laughter Yoga on HD patients is generally inconclusive. Objective is to evaluate LY's impact on HD patients. We searched electronic databases that included Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Wanfang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and clinical trial registries. The search period was from their inception to January 29, 2023. The search keywords included laughter therapy, laughter yoga, laugh, hemodialysis, dialysis, and renal dialysis. The systematic review included both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experiments studies. Three RCTs and three non-RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Laughter Yoga showed patients having improvement in several outcomes such as life quality, pain severity, sleep quality, subjective well-being, mood, depression, blood pressure, and vital capacity. A well-designed RCT will be developed to further test the potential benefits of LY for HD patients.