The Effect of Yoga and Laughter Yoga on Increasing the Psychological Resilience of Mothers

Adiyaman University Research Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

Objective: The study will carried out in a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of yoga and laughter yoga on increasing the psychological resilience of mothers with their babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Method: The research will be carried out with mothers whose babies are treated in the neonatal intensive care unit. Mothers will be divided into three groups as yoga (n=20), laughter yoga (n=20) and control (n=20) by block randomization method. Research findings; Data Form will obtained by using "Introductory Characteristics Form", "Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21)" and "Psychological Resilience Scale".

Starting from the 1st week (5-7 days) after the birth, mothers will be given 10 sessions of laughter yoga (laughter group) and yoga (yoga group) twice a week for 45 minutes.DASS-21 and Resilience Scale will be administered to mothers in all groups at 1st, 3rd and 5th weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Depression Stress Anxiety

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mothers who are older than 18 years of age, * whose gestational week is less than 32 weeks, * whose baby has been treated in the neonatal intensive care unit for at least one week, * who have internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers with a genetic disease or congenital anomaly in their baby

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21)

It is an assessment tool developed to evaluate the depression, anxiety and stress levels of individuals.

Time frame: 0-3 point each item, min 0-max 21 total point each subscale

Psychological Resilience Scale

The scale is a scale developed to determine the psychological resilience of individuals, which enables them to return to their former state after negative events.

Time frame: min 0-max 40 point