Efficacy of Spontaneous Laughter in the Postoperative Treatment of Children

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of laughter therapy in children to improve postoperative, evaluating the intensity of postoperative pain, anxiety and hospital stay.

Timeline

Start

2015-09

Primary completion

2016-01

Completion

2018-01

Publications

• Results Guzmán SV, Torres HJ, Plascencia HA, Castellanos MJ, Quintanilla MR. Cultura hospitalaria y el proceso narrativo en el niño enfermo. Estudio sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas. 2011 jul; XVII (33): 23-44
• Results González ML, Gallardo DE. Calidad de la atención médica: La diferencia entre la vida o la muerte. Revista digital universitaria UNAM. 2012 Ago; 13 (8)
• Results Hernandez PE, Rabadan RJ. Hospitalization, a break in the child´s life. Educational attention in infantile hospitalized population. Perspectiva Educacional. 2013 Ene; 52 (1):167-181
• Results Meisel V, Chellew K, Ponsell E, Ferreira A, Bordas L, Garcia-Banda G. [The effect of "hospital clowns" on distress and maladaptive behaviours of children who are undergoing minor surgery]. Psicothema. 2009 Nov;21(4):604-9. Spanish.
• Results Griffin GD, Charron D, Al-Daccak R. Post-traumatic stress disorder: revisiting adrenergics, glucocorticoids, immune system effects and homeostasis. Clin Transl Immunology. 2014 Nov 14;3(11):e27. doi: 10.1038/cti.2014.26. eCollection 2014 Nov.
• Results Guyton y Hall. Tratado de Fisiología médica. Editorial ELSEVIER. 2011; 12: 1052-1055
• Results Heden LE, von Essen L, Ljungman G. Effect of morphine in needle procedures in children with cancer. Eur J Pain. 2011 Nov;15(10):1056-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.05.010. Epub 2011 Jun 15.
• Results Brasher C, Gafsous B, Dugue S, Thiollier A, Kinderf J, Nivoche Y, Grace R, Dahmani S. Postoperative pain management in children and infants: an update. Paediatr Drugs. 2014 Apr;16(2):129-40. doi: 10.1007/s40272-013-0062-0.
• Results Montero-Homs J. [Nocioceptive pain, neuropathic pain and pain memory]. Neurologia. 2009 Jul-Aug;24(6):419-22. Spanish.
• Results Finley GA, Kristjansdottir O, Forgeron PA. Cultural influences on the assessment of children's pain. Pain Res Manag. 2009 Jan-Feb;14(1):33-7. doi: 10.1155/2009/763031.
• Results Noel M, Chambers CT, McGrath PJ, Klein RM, Stewart SH. The role of state anxiety in children's memories for pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Jun;37(5):567-79. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss006. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
• Results Christian R, Ramos J, Susanibar C, Balarezo G. Laugh Therapy: A new field for healthcare professionals. Rev. Soc. Per. Med. Inter. 2004; 17(2)
• Results Gendry S. Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Workbook. American School of Laughter Yoga. 2013
• Results Nasr SJ. No laughing matter: laughter is good psychiatric medicine. A case report. Current Psychiatry. 2013; 12(8): 20-25
• Results Amez AJ, Díaz PM. Manejo del dolor en odontopediatría. Rev Estomatol Herediana. 2010; 20(3):166-171
• Results Takeda M, Hashimoto R, Kudo T, Okochi M, Tagami S, Morihara T, Sadick G, Tanaka T. Laughter and humor as complementary and alternative medicines for dementia patients. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2010 Jun 18;10:28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-28.
• Results Woodbury-Farina MA, Antongiorgi JL. Humor. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Dec;37(4):561-78. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.08.006. Epub 2014 Nov 25.
• Results Pearce JM. Some neurological aspects of laughter. Eur Neurol. 2004;52(3):169-71. doi: 10.1159/000081857. Epub 2004 Nov 2.
• Results Rodríguez AC, Magallanes MA, Estañol VB, Tovar VJ, Valencia FM. Aspectos neurológicos y neurofisiología de la risa. Arch Neurocien INNN. 2000; 5(1): 43-49
• Results Lancheros GE, Tovar VJ, Rojas BC. Laughter and health: therapeutic approaches. Med UNAB. 2011 jul; 14(1): 69-75
• Results Kimata H. Effect of humor on allergen-induced wheal reactions. JAMA. 2001 Feb 14;285(6):738. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.6.738. No abstract available.
• Results Mora Ripoll R, Garcia Rodera MC. [Therapeutical value of laughter in medicine]. Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Nov 22;131(18):694-8. doi: 10.1157/13129114. No abstract available. Spanish.
• Results Vagnoli L, Caprilli S, Robiglio A, Messeri A. Clown doctors as a treatment for preoperative anxiety in children: a randomized, prospective study. Pediatrics. 2005 Oct;116(4):e563-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0466.
• Results Bennett MP, Zeller JM, Rosenberg L, McCann J. The effect of mirthful laughter on stress and natural killer cell activity. Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Mar-Apr;9(2):38-45.
• Results Mifflin KA, Hackmann T, Chorney JM. Streamed video clips to reduce anxiety in children during inhaled induction of anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2012 Nov;115(5):1162-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31824d5224. Epub 2012 Oct 9.
• Results Yip P, Middleton P, Cyna AM, Carlyle AV. Non-pharmacological interventions for assisting the induction of anaesthesia in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD006447. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006447.pub2.
• Results Fernandes SC, Arriaga P. The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery. J Health Psychol. 2010 Apr;15(3):405-15. doi: 10.1177/1359105309350231.
• Results Chang C, Tsai G, Hsieh CJ. Psychological, immunological and physiological effects of a Laughing Qigong Program (LQP) on adolescents. Complement Ther Med. 2013 Dec;21(6):660-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.09.004. Epub 2013 Sep 13.
• Results Villamil M, Quintero A, Henao E, Cardona JL. Terapia de la risa en un grupo de mujeres adultas. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública 2013;31(2):202-208
• Results Sakai Y, Takayanagi K, Ohno M, Inose R, Fujiwara H. A trial of improvement of immunity in cancer patients by laughter therapy. Jpn Hosp. 2013 Jul;(32):53-9.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.