The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Perceived Stress, Positive Psychological Capital, and Exercise Capacity in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial

• Published in: Integrative cancer therapies Vol. 22; p. 15347354231218271
• Main Authors: Han, Shuangrong, Zhang, Luyao, Li, Qiufang, Wang, Xiaokai, Lian, Shali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2023; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Chemotherapy; Exercise; Exercise Tolerance; Humans; Laughter Therapy; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy; Morbidity; Patients; Physical training; Pilot Projects; Single-Blind Method; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Yoga; Yoga - psychology; China; lung cancer; stress; positive psychological capital; chemotherapy; laughter yoga

Background: Lung cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality rate in China. Although chemotherapy is effective in improving clinical symptoms, it causes a variety of acute and chronic side effects, seriously aggravating the psychological stress of patients. Laughter Yoga a...