Humour interventions for patients in palliative care-a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The effect of humour on end-of-life patients could be beneficial and is worth investigating. However, data on humour interventions for patients in palliative care are scarce. This study evaluated the effects of a humour intervention in a palliative care setting.

Methods

A two-step intervention was developed based on the humour habits programme by McGhee. Patients were assisted to remember funny episodes from their past and recognize humorous aspects of the present and encouraged to produce humour. The intervention and control group completed questionnaires on life satisfaction, cheerfulness, symptom burden, and perceived stress and if possible gave saliva samples to investigate oxytocin levels. The study was a randomized controlled monocentre study on patients treate

SUBMITTER: Linge-Dahl L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925513 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature