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Laughter and humor therapy in dialysis
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posted on 2014-10-01, 00:00 authored by Paul Bennett, T Parsons, R Ben-Moshe, Melissa Weinberg, M Neal, K Gilbert, Helen Rawson, Cherene OckerbyCherene Ockerby, P Finlay, Alison HutchinsonAlison HutchinsonLaughter and humor therapy have been used in health care to achieve physiological and psychological health-related benefits. The application of these therapies to the dialysis context remains unclear. This paper reviews the evidence related to laughter and humor therapy as a medical therapy relevant to the dialysis patient population. Studies from other groups such as children, the elderly, and persons with mental health, cancer, and other chronic conditions are included to inform potential applications of laughter therapy to the dialysis population. Therapeutic interventions could range from humorous videos, stories, laughter clowns through to raucous simulated laughter and Laughter Yoga. The effect of laughter and humor on depression, anxiety, pain, immunity, fatigue, sleep quality, respiratory function and blood glucose may have applications to the dialysis context and require further research.
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Seminars in dialysisVolume
27Issue
5Pagination
488 - 493Publisher
Wiley-BlackwellLocation
Hoboken, N. J.Publisher DOI
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0894-0959Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Wiley-BlackwellUsage metrics
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