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The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis

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This meta-Analysis was conducted to determine the effect of laughter therapy on anxiety. Randomized controlled clinical trials were reviewed on Google Scholar, PubMed, and ISI Web of Sciences databases. Four randomized controlled trials consisting of 157 participants were included in the meta-Analysis. Hedge's g test statistics were used to show the common effect between the laughter therapy and control groups in the meta-Analysis. Laughter therapy can decrease anxiety levels (standardized mean difference =-1.144; 95% CI,-1.950 to-0.338). Laughter therapy is an effective complementary method to decrease anxiety.

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dc.contributor.authorDemir Doǧan, Melike
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-22T10:20:52.030447580Z
dc.date.available2026-10-22T10:20:52.030447580Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis meta-Analysis was conducted to determine the effect of laughter therapy on anxiety. Randomized controlled clinical trials were reviewed on Google Scholar, PubMed, and ISI Web of Sciences databases. Four randomized controlled trials consisting of 157 participants were included in the meta-Analysis. Hedge's g test statistics were used to show the common effect between the laughter therapy and control groups in the meta-Analysis. Laughter therapy can decrease anxiety levels (standardized mean difference =-1.144; 95% CI,-1.950 to-0.338). Laughter therapy is an effective complementary method to decrease anxiety.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/hnp.0000000000000363
dc.identifier.eissn1550-5138
dc.identifier.endpage39
dc.identifier.issn0887-9311
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid31725098
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85074960174
dc.identifier.startpage35
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/gumushane/13041
dc.identifier.volume34
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000501333000004
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams and Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofHolistic Nursing Practice
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectlaughter therapy
dc.subjectmeta-Analysis
dc.subject.classificationIntegrative & Complementary Medicine
dc.subject.classificationNursing
dc.subject.otherAdult
dc.subject.otherAnxiety
dc.subject.otherAnxiety Disorders
dc.subject.otherHumans
dc.subject.otherLaughter Therapy
dc.subject.otherMiddle Aged
dc.subject.otherRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.otherarticle
dc.subject.othercontrolled study
dc.subject.otherfemale
dc.subject.otherhuman
dc.subject.othermale
dc.subject.otherMedline
dc.subject.othermeta analysis
dc.subject.otherrandomized controlled trial (topic)
dc.subject.othertherapy effect
dc.subject.otheralternative medicine
dc.subject.otheranxiety disorder
dc.titleThe Effect of Laughter Therapy on Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
rdl.citation.openalex63
rdl.citation.scopus38
rdl.citation.wos30
rdl.departmentFaculty of Health Sciences, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Turkey
rdl.oa.statusclosed
rdl.scopus.quartileQ1
rdl.sdgSDG03
rdl.source.indexSCOPUS
rdl.source.indexWOS
rdl.source.indexPUBMED
rdl.wos.indexScience Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
rdl.wos.indexSocial Science Citation Index (SSCI)