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KMID : 0123520110180010028
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2011 Volume.18 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.38
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Effect of Laugher Therapy on Pain, Depression and Sleep with Elderly Patients in Long Term Care Facility
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Lee Kyeong-Im
Eun Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This paper was aimed to investigate the effect of laugher therapy on the pain, depression and sleep disturbance in elderly patients who admitted in long term care facility.
Method: This study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A sample of 40 elderly patients (20: experimental group, 20: control group, 65 or older) were recruited. Visual analogue scale was used to measure level of pain level, Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form Korea Version (GDSSF-K) for depression. Sleep Scale for sleep. The laugher therapy was given twice a week for four weeks (8 times). Each therapy consists of preparatory, action and finishing stage. Data were analyzed by PASW 18.0.
Results: The pain score in experimental group was significantly different from that in control group (t=4.17, p＜.001). The level of depression in experimental group was significantly different from that in control group (Z=4.12, p＜.000). The level of sleep in experimental group was not significantly different from that in control group (Z=-1.43, p＜.152).
Conclusion: A laugher therapy is expected to be practical used an efficient method of a nursing intervention to elderly patients in long term care facility.
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KEYWORD
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Laughter therapy, Pain, Depression, Sleep, Elderly
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