The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of laughter therapy on sleep and self-esteem of the elders in senior home. In order to achieve this goal, the impacts of laughter therapy on sleep and self-esteem were examined. Before analyzing the ...
The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of laughter therapy on sleep and self-esteem of the elders in senior home. In order to achieve this goal, the impacts of laughter therapy on sleep and self-esteem were examined. Before analyzing the impacts of laughter therapy on sleep and self-esteem, the homogeneity of both experimental and control groups were confirmed. Experimental and control groups had the same tendency on sleep and self-esteem were acknowledged. After confirming that both groups were homogeneous, the following conclusions were drawn.
First, a laughter therapy on an experimental group had significant effect on the self-esteem. The elders may evaluate themselves negatively due to sense of loss caused by economical inactivity and physical degeneration by aging. However, laughter therapy made them evaluate themselves positively. In contrast, it was shown that self-esteem on a control group was decreased as time passed by.
Secondly, laughter therapy on an experimental group had no significant effect on sleep. Elders who live in senior home can give different results due to cohabitation and public sleep. Therefore, we need to examine the effect of laughter therapy on sleep in the elders living at home.