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The Effect of Simulated Therapeutic Laughter on Positive Mental Health in University Students.

JOURNAL:MAZEDAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

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1. Shazia Shahzadi, Asher Ahmed Mashhood, Shahzad Ali Khan 28 Jun 2021 na 19 0

Abstract

Objective: This experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of simulated therapeutic laughter on positive mental health of the students. Methodology: for this study semi experimental design with random sampling method and data was collected using pretest and posttest technique. 60 participants 30(50%) were male and 30(50%) females with the age range (20 to 30), The mean age of 60 students participating in the study was 22.05 ± 1.29[min: 20- max: 30] from foundation university from April 2021 to July 2021. Total sample was divided in to two groups one was experimental and other was control. A short demographical questionnaire was administered to get the personal information with consent and administered Positive mental health scale (PMHs) before and after training session of simulated therapeutic laughter to assess the positive mental health of participants (pre and post) Results: for statistical analysis SPSS 24 and one-way ANOVA was used for finding out the therapeutic efficacy. it revealed that simulated therapeutic laughter modality significantly improved positive mental health, the baseline of post therapy the mean value of PMH was 29.92±7.15, the mean value of simulated therapeutic laughter was 39.15 ±2.3, and the mean value of no intervention 20.6± 8.3, and has significant difference between groups p <0.01 Conclusion: It was seen that simulated therapeutic laughter was an effective approach to improve positive mental health in the university students.


Keywords

Simulated Therapeutic Laughter, Positive Mental Health


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