The Effects of a Humor Intervention on the Physiological, Physical, and Psychological Responses of School-aged Children With Atopic Dermatitis in South Korea: A Pilot Study
- 주제(키워드) Atopic dermatitis , Children , Laughter therapy , Physical , Physiological , Psychological
- 주제(기타) Nursing; Pediatrics
- 설명문(일반) [Kim, SangHee] BaekSeok Univ, Dept Nursing, Cheonan, South Korea; [Kim, Shin-Jeong] Hallym Univ, Dept Nursing, Chunchon, South Korea; [Dukyoo, Jung] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Nursing, Coll Hlth Sci, Div Nursing Sci, Seoul, South Korea; [Oh, HyunJoo] Ewha Womans Univ, Mokdong Hosp, Yangcheon Ku, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- 발행년도 2018
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000151645
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.01.001
초록/요약
Purpose: We examined the effects of a humor intervention on the physiological, physical, and psychological responses of school-aged children with atopic dermatitis. Design and Methods: This quasi-experimental study used a nonequivalent control group and a pre- and post-test design. Forty-five schoolchildren participated. Results: Children in the experimental group (n = 26) received a humor intervention and reported significant differences in physiological response, which was evidenced by heightened salivary immunoglobulin A levels as compared to the control group (n = 19). Additionally, the psychological response of the experimental group was significantly different from that of the control group as evidenced by decreased stress levels. Conclusion: Humor intervention may be an effective nursing intervention for children with atopic dermatitis. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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