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Effects of Laughter Yoga on Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review.

Holistic nursing practice
January 1, 1970
Ting Li et al. (6 authors)
Systematic ReviewJournal ArticleHuman Study
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansYogaRenal DialysisQuality of LifeKidney Failure, ChronicLaughter TherapyLaughter
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.33
Normalized Score0.66
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