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KMID : 0922320160230020121
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2016 Volume.23 No. 2 p.121 ~ p.128
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The Effectiveness of a Laughter Therapy Program : Focusing on Depression, Cognitive Function and Pulmonary Function among Elderly Patients
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Hwang Myoung-Sook
Yoo Moon-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was aimed at constructing and examining the effects of a laughter therapy program for elderly patients in long-term care hospitals.
Methods: A prospective, two-group quasi-experimental design was used and 50 patients (25 experimental and 25 control group patients) from two long-term care hospitals in Gyeonggido province, South Korea, were study participants. The experimental group received 24 laughter therapy sessions twice a week for 12 weeks, and the control group received laughter therapy after data collection. Data were collected between May 26 and August 17, 2014.
Results: The level of cognitive function for the experimental group increased(t=3.27, p=.002). The level of forced vital capacity (t=2.78, p=.008) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (t=4.94, p<.001) increased among members of the experimental group.
Conclusion: These results indicated that the laughter program was effective in improving cognitive and pulmonary functions among older patients who were receiving long-term care in hospitals. This program could be used for community-based elderly patients
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Depression, Cognitive, Pulmonary, Laughter Therapy
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