Evaluating Laughter Yoga to Improve Sleep, Energy, Active Aging, and Quality of Life in People 60 and Older

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate the effects of Laughter Yoga on sleep quality, vitality, active aging, and quality of life in individuals aged 60 and over. The study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial involving elderly participants registered at a family health center. It addresses the potential benefits of laughter yoga, a low-cost and practical intervention, based on prior evidence showing positive effects on physiological and psychosocial health. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group will attend 12 Laughter Yoga sessions lasting 40 minutes each, held twice weekly over six weeks. These sessions include deep breathing, clapping and warm-up exercises, childlike play, and laughter exercises, all led by a certified instructor. The control group will receive no intervention during this period. Both groups will undergo assessments before and after the six-week period using tools such as the Mini-Mental State Examination, Active Aging Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Subjective Vitality Scale, and Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly. Attendance will be monitored through phone contacts, and participants will continue their regular medications. The study measures changes in sleep quality, vitality, active aging, and overall quality of life to assess the impact of the laughter yoga intervention.

Laughter Yoga is Role in Enhancing Sleep and Well-being in the Elderly