| Laughter yoga versus group exercise program in elderly depressed women: a randomized controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 20848578 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Laughter Yoga founded by M. Kataria is a combination of unconditioned laughter and yogic breathing. Its effect on mental and physical aspects of healthy individuals was shown to be beneficial. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Kataria's Laughter Yoga and group exercise therapy in decreasing depression and increasing life satisfaction in older adult women of a cultural community of Tehran, Iran. METHODS: Seventy depressed old women who were members of a cultural community of Tehran were chosen by Geriatric depression scale (score > 10). After completion of Life Satisfaction Scale pre-test and demographic questionnaire, subjects were randomized into three groups of laughter therapy, exercise therapy, and control. Subsequently, depression post-test and life satisfaction post-test were done for all three groups. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance and Bonferroni's correction. RESULTS: Sixty subjects completed the study. The analysis revealed a significant difference in decrease in depression scores of both Laughter Yoga and exercise therapy group in comparison to control group (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively). There was no significant difference between Laughter Yoga and exercise therapy groups. The increase in life satisfaction of Laughter Yoga group showed a significant difference in comparison with control group (p < 0.001). No significant difference was found between exercise therapy and either control or Laughter Yoga group. CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that Laughter Yoga is at least as effective as group exercise program in improvement of depression and life satisfaction of elderly depressed women. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Mahvash Shahidi; Ali Mojtahed; Amirhossein Modabbernia; Mohammad Mojtahed; Abdollah Shafiabady; Ali Delavar; Habib Honari |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-16 |
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Title: International journal of geriatric psychiatry Volume: 26 ISSN: 1099-1166 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710629 Medline TA: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 322-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Department of Counseling, School of Psychology & Training Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran. Mahvash.shahidi@gmail.com. |
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