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Humour and laughter therapy

¹Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London.

Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery

|June 1, 1995

Summary

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Humor and laughter show promise as nursing therapy tools, but more clinical research is needed to confirm their benefits for patient diagnoses and define their appropriate use.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Therapeutic Interventions
Complementary Medicine

Background:

Anecdotal evidence from nurses and patients suggests humor and laughter can be therapeutic.
Existing research on specific humor and laughter interventions in clinical settings is limited.
Humor and laughter are adaptable and potentially innovative tools for nursing care.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the potential benefits of humor and laughter as therapeutic interventions in nursing.
To highlight the need for further clinical evaluation of humor and laughter therapy.
To identify the adaptability and potential applications of humor and laughter in various medical and nursing diagnoses.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature and anecdotal reports on humor and laughter in therapy.

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Discussion of the potential physiological and psychological effects of humor and laughter.

Identification of gaps in current clinical research.

Main Results:

Humor and laughter interventions lack robust short-term and long-term clinical evidence.
These interventions show potential benefits across various nursing and medical conditions.
Their adaptability to different situations is a noted advantage.

Conclusions:

Humor and laughter are promising, innovative tools for nursing therapy.
Further rigorous clinical evaluation is essential to establish evidence-based guidelines for their use.
The precise role and efficacy of humor and laughter therapy require definition through more research.