Ranjitha, U (2019) Effectiveness of Laughter Therapy on Stress among Employees at Selected Industry, Chennai. Masters thesis, Texcity College of Nursing, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the Effectiveness of laughter therapy on stress among employees at selected industry, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the level of stress among employees. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of laughter therapy in terms of stress among employees. 3. To determine the association between the pre test level of stress among employees with selected demographic variables. HYPOTHESIS: H1: There will be a significant difference between the pre test and post level of stress among employees. H2: There will be a significant association between the pre test level of stress among employees with selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: Pre experimental one group pre-test post test design was used in this study. Convenient sampling technique was used and the sample size was 30. Modified work place stress scale was used to find out the effectiveness of laughter therapy on stress among employees. Laughter therapy was administered 30 minutes per day for a duration of 4 weeks and post test was done to evaluate its effectiveness. RESULT: The objectives were analyzed by using inferential and descriptive statistics. • The mean post test knowledge score (32.9) was lower than the pre test knowledge score (40.2), the obtained ‘t’ value (29.19*) was significant at p< 0.05 level. Hence it was inferred that laughter therapy was effective in reducing the stress level of employees. • There was significant association between pre test level of knowledge score with the selected demographic variables such as age, gender, educational status, marital status, types of family, distance to work place, presence of chronic comorbidities, number of working hours, and leisure time during work.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301732951 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Laughter Therapy, Stress, Employees, Selected Industry, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2022 15:12 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2022 15:12 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18935 |
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