Impact of Laughter Therapy on level of Stress and Quality of Life among the Elderly Residing at Selected Old Age Homes

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dc.contributor.authorKaur, Gurjeeten_US
dc.contributor.authorBajwa, Amandeep Kauren_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Amandeepen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:52:21Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:52:21Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.abstractElderly are vulnerable to health problems especially psychological and mental issues. Complementary therapies play important role in prevention of mental illnesses. Therapeutic efficacy of laughter is mainly derived from spontaneous and self-induced laughter, occurring with or without humour. One group pre-test post-test interventional pilot study was conducted on 19 elderly residing at selected old age homes of Amritsar. Therapy was conducted in 16 sessions for one month (weekly, 4 days), on 4-6 elderly at one time. Post-test was conducted on day 30 to assess the level of Stress and Quality of Life. Data was collected using socio-demographic profile, Standardised Perceived Stress Scale-14, Standardised WHO Quality of Life (BREFF) scale with Interview technique. The study found that the laughter therapy was highly significant in relieving stress and improving quality of life among the elderly.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor & Ph.D. scholar, SGRD College of Nursing, Amritsar (Punjab)en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor; SGRD College of Nursing, Amritsar (Punjab)en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry SGRD Hospital, Amritsar (Punjab).en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaur Gurjeet, Bajwa Amandeep Kaur, Singh Amandeep . Impact of Laughter Therapy on level of Stress and Quality of Life among the Elderly Residing at Selected Old Age Homes. The Nursing Journal of India . 2025 Jun; 116(3): 108-112en_US
dc.identifier.issn0029-6503
dc.identifier.issn2583-200X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252757
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherThe Trained Nurses Association of Indiaen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume116en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.48029/NJI.2025.CXVI303en_US
dc.subjectLaughter therapyen_US
dc.subjectStressen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.titleImpact of Laughter Therapy on level of Stress and Quality of Life among the Elderly Residing at Selected Old Age Homesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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