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Effects of the Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program on Resilience in Community-dwelling Older Adults: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program for Community-dwelling Older Adults. Completed, enrolled 39 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Laughter programs are safe, affordable, and age-appropriate activities. Few studies have utilized mixed study designs to look at the impact on resilience in and experiences of participants in such activities.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The protocol of the Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program (IB-LQP) combined laughter intervention and mental health promotion courses. It was a two-hour community activity held twice a week for six weeks. The content was 50-60 minutes of a laughter practice program and 50 minutes of mental health lectures, separated by a 10-minute break.