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International Journal of Cancer Management
The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2538-497X
p-ISSN 2538-4422
The Impact of Laughter Yoga on the Stress of Cancer Patients before Chemotherapy
Authors
1Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2Dept. Educational Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3Radiotherapy Group, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Shadi Farifteh, Dept. of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98-9363892600, E-mail: Email: shadi.farifteh@gmail.com
Published online:Dec 31, 2014
Article type:Research Article
Received:Nov 28, 2013
Accepted:Sep 15, 2014
How to Cite:Farifteh S, Mohammadi-Aria A, Kiamanesh A, Mofid B. The Impact of Laughter Yoga on the Stress of Cancer Patients before Chemotherapy. Int J Cancer Manag. 2014;7(4):e80554. doi:
Abstract
Background: Cancer is usually accompanied by considerable stress for the sufferer, and the stress has destructive effects on Chemotherapy treatment process. Therefore, the current research deals with the effect of yoga laughter on the cancer patients’ stress before chemotherapy.
Methods: In this research, as the first step, 37 cancer sufferers , who had been hospitalized in Shohada Tajrish Hospital (Behnam Daneshpoor Charity Organization) and had the requirements necessary for being taken as research samples, were selected for data collection. The mentioned patients were classified randomly in experimental and control groups. Collected data were analyzed by the multi-variable covariance analysis test.
Results: The results show there is a meaningful difference in the stress average before and after interference in the test group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Laughter yoga can decrease the stress in cancer sufferers before chemotherapy.
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© 2014, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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