Evaluating the effects of humor therapy on fatigue levels of hemodialysis patients: A single-blind, randomized clinical trial study.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-30 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.4103/jrms.jrms_17_23

Mohammad Sahebkar, Mojgan Ansari, Farnush Attarzadeh, Fateme Borzoee

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Abstract

Background: This study investigated the effects of humor therapy on the fatigue levels of patients receiving hemodialysis (HD).

Materials and methods: A single-blind, randomized clinical trial of 66 HD patients for 3 weeks was conducted, in which two groups were randomly allocated - humor therapy and control. In the intervention group, humor therapy sessions were conducted twice a week for 3 weeks. As a pre- and postintervention assessment, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) was completed.

Results: According to the repeated-measures ANOVA test, FSI values exhibited a significant decline in the humor therapy group and an increase in the control group at the first, second, and third visits (humor therapy vs. control: 30.38 ± 8.75 and 61.80 ± 13.92, P < 0.001; 35.71 ± 10.05 and 69.53 ± 15.32, P < 0.001; and 34.85 ± 9.24 and 70.34 ± 22.26, P < 0.001, respectively) compared with baseline (humor therapy vs. control: 49.26 ± 5.19 and 52.09 ± 11.69, P = 0.204).

Conclusion: Findings suggest that humor therapy can effectively reduce fatigue levels in patients presenting with HD.

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评价幽默疗法对血液透析患者疲劳水平的影响：一项单盲、随机临床试验研究。

背景：本研究探讨了幽默疗法对血液透析（HD）患者疲劳水平的影响。材料与方法：对66例HD患者进行为期3周的单盲随机临床试验，随机分为幽默治疗组和对照组。干预组每周进行两次幽默治疗，持续3周。作为干预前和干预后的评估，疲劳症状量表（FSI）完成。结果：根据重复测量方差分析，在第一次、第二次和第三次就诊时，幽默治疗组的FSI值显著下降，对照组的FSI值显著升高(幽默治疗组与对照组相比：30.38±8.75和61.80±13.92,P < 0.001；35.71±10.05和69.53±15.32,P < 0.001；分别为34.85±9.24和70.34±22.26,P < 0.001)（幽默治疗组与对照组分别为49.26±5.19和52.09±11.69,P = 0.204）。结论：幽默疗法能有效降低HD患者的疲劳水平。

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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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2.60

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3-6 weeks

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