The Effect of Laughter Yoga Practiced After Burn Dressing

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Laughter Yoga: Laughter yoga is applied to the intervention group patient 2 hours after the burn dressing. It is applied every other day for 30 minutes after dressing for three weeks.

Study summary

Burn is a serious trauma that causes acute damage to the skin and subcutaneous tissues due to the effect of heat, electricity, radiation, physical, and chemical substances. Research shows a relationship between burn dressing changes and increased pain, anxiety, and stress. It can also be said that anxiety negatively affects wound healing. This study aimed to determine the effect of Laughter Yoga, a non-drug method, on reducing or completely eliminating pain and anxiety after burn dressing and increasing the level of mental well-being. This study is planned to be conducted in a randomized manner.

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Primary outcome measure(s)

• Level of mental well-being — The mental well-being scale will be used 3 times in total: before dressing, after 3 weeks of laughter yoga, and 10 days after discharge.
  The emergence of mental well-being in the dimension consisting of 14 positive items. Scoring of the performance is on a 5-point Likert type, where 1 = I do not agree at all, 2 = I disagree, 3 = I somewhat agree, 4 = I configure, 5 = completely structured, and a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 70 points can be obtained from the dimension.
• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for Pain and Satisfaction Levels — VAS will be taken before the laughter yoga practice. It will be taken after the laughter yoga practice. It will be repeated a total of 18 times, on sunburn dressing days, for 3 weeks.
  The Visual Analog Scale is a one-dimensional scale commonly used to measure pain intensity. VAS is a measuring tool with a length of 0-10 cm (0-100 mm). This measuring tool can be used horizontally or vertically. The scale starts with "no pain" and ends with "unbearable pain". High scores from the scale indicate high pain intensity. The cut-off points for pain scores taken from the scale are recommended as 0-4 mm "no pain", 5-44 mm "mild pain", 45-74 mm "moderate pain" and 75-100 mm "severe pain" (89). In our study, the VAS scale will be used horizontally and in cm to measure patients' pain intensity and satisfaction levels.
• State-Trait Anxiety Inventory level — State-Trait Anxiety Inventory level will be taken before the laughter yoga application. It will be taken after the laughter yoga application. It will be repeated 18 times in total, on sunburn dressing days for 3 weeks.
  "State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I)" is a tool that allows measuring how an individual feels at a certain moment and situation, that is, the level of anxiety in that situation. Each item in this inventory consists of four options: 1 (Not at all), 2 (Somewhat), 3 (Quite a bit), and 4 (Completely), which determine the intensity of the emotions felt by individuals at that moment.

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