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. 2017 Sep;36(3):E28-E31.
doi: 10.1111/ajag.12447. Epub 2017 Jul 12.

Laughter yoga activities for older people living in residential aged care homes: A feasibility study

Julie M Ellis  1 , Ros Ben-Moshe  2   3 , Karen Teshuva  4
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Laughter yoga activities for older people living in residential aged care homes: A feasibility study

Julie M Ellis et al. Australas J Ageing. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of a laughter yoga activities (LY) program for older people living in residential aged care homes (RACHs).

Methods: A 6-week LY program was implemented at three RACHs with twenty-eight residents. A pre-post design was used to measure positive and negative affect, happiness, blood pressure and pulse.

Results: Post-session mean scores for positive mood, and happiness were significantly higher than pre-session scores in weeks 1, 3 and 6, and the post-session mean negative mood scores were significantly lower than pre-session scores in weeks 3 and 6. Post-session readings for mean systolic blood pressure were significantly lower than pre-session readings in weeks 1 and 6.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the potential for using LY to improve mood and lower blood pressure of older people living in RACHs.

Keywords: happiness; laughter therapy; laughter yoga; nursing homes; older people.

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