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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing

Volume 9, Issue 2, 2022
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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0683 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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editorapjn@mcmed.us
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Abstract
Title
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING LAUGHTER THERAPY AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN SELECTED AREAS OF HOSHANGABAD, MP
Author
Sr. Bincy Jacob* & Dr. Linson C C
Email
srbincyjacob@gmail.com
keyword
Knowledge, Laughter therapy, Depression, Descriptive study
Abstract
Background : Elderly are always in need of human contact. While most of them are surrounded by likeminded peers, they still miss the bonding of a family. They need someone close with whom they can share their emotions. Laughter is the human gift for coping and for survival. ”Laughter is the best medicine” is a phrase that dates back to Biblical times as an old proverbs and it’s still widely used today whole over the world and that’s because its true laughter is the best medicine. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge regarding laughter therapy among elderly people in selected areas of Hoshangabad. Methodology: Non probability convenient sampling technique was followed to select the 30 elderly people a sample. Structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of the elderly people. Results: the findings shows that majority 50% of elderly people were having average level of knowledge where as 40% of samples were having poor level of knowledge, 10% of samples were having good knowledge and none were having excellent knowledge regarding laughter therapy. Conclusion: there is a need to educate the elderly on effectiveness of laughter therapy on depression.
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