Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adults
Introduction: Hospitalised adults often have essential emotional needs during their hospital stay, highlighting the importance of incorporating emotional mobilisation therapies. Objective: To evaluate the effect of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of 40 adults hospitalised in inte...
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| author | Yelsyn Mauricio Porras-Jiménez Carmen Álvarez-Nieto Karen Lizeth Romero-Granados César Augusto Pinzón-Ordoñez Isabel María López-Medina |
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| description | Introduction: Hospitalised adults often have essential emotional needs during their hospital stay, highlighting the importance of incorporating emotional mobilisation therapies. Objective: To evaluate the effect of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of 40 adults hospitalised in internal medicine. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study used the transculturally adapted Scale for Mood Assessment (EVEA-H) to assess the intervention's effects. Results: Findings revealed significant improvements in participants' mood. There was a considerable reduction in levels of sadness/depression (p < 0.00), anxiety (p < 0.00) and anger/hostility (p < 0.00), while a significant increase in joy (p < 0.00) was observed after laughter therapy. Discussion: Current evidence supports laughter therapy with healthcare clowns as a tool to foster positive emotions, reduce negative psychological symptoms, and improve emotional well-being in various contexts, highlighting the importance of collaborative implementation with medical staff to strengthen well-being in healthcare settings. Conclusions: Laughter therapy can be an effective strategy to improve the emotional well-being of hospitalised adults by reducing negative moods and promoting positive emotions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ca48b0c8c6142e9ae02acd52a90cc262025-08-20T02:07:56ZengUniversidad de SantanderRevista Cuidarte2216-09732346-34142025-03-0116110.15649/cuidarte.4375Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adultsYelsyn Mauricio Porras-Jiménez0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-2139Carmen Álvarez-Nieto1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-7893Karen Lizeth Romero-Granados2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6550-4741César Augusto Pinzón-Ordoñez3https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8294-3384Isabel María López-Medina4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3437-9229University of Jaén, Faculty of Health Sciences. Jaén, Spain.University of Jaén, Faculty of Health Sciences. Jaén, Spain.FOSCAL Clinic. Floridablanca, Colombia.FOSCAL Clinic. Floridablanca, Colombia.University of Jaén, Faculty of Health Sciences. Jaén, Spain.Introduction: Hospitalised adults often have essential emotional needs during their hospital stay, highlighting the importance of incorporating emotional mobilisation therapies. Objective: To evaluate the effect of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of 40 adults hospitalised in internal medicine. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study used the transculturally adapted Scale for Mood Assessment (EVEA-H) to assess the intervention's effects. Results: Findings revealed significant improvements in participants' mood. There was a considerable reduction in levels of sadness/depression (p < 0.00), anxiety (p < 0.00) and anger/hostility (p < 0.00), while a significant increase in joy (p < 0.00) was observed after laughter therapy. Discussion: Current evidence supports laughter therapy with healthcare clowns as a tool to foster positive emotions, reduce negative psychological symptoms, and improve emotional well-being in various contexts, highlighting the importance of collaborative implementation with medical staff to strengthen well-being in healthcare settings. Conclusions: Laughter therapy can be an effective strategy to improve the emotional well-being of hospitalised adults by reducing negative moods and promoting positive emotions.https://revistas.udes.edu.co/cuidarte/article/view/4375laughter therapywit and humour as topicmoodhospitalisationinternal medicine |
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| title | Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adults |
| title_full | Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adults |
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