Level of knowledge about laughter therapy in nursing professionals

Sleyter Pérez-Grández, Nora Nieto-Penadillo, Nérida González-González, Timoteo Ramírez-Raymundo and Rosa Elgiba García-García

Salud Integral y Comunitaria, 2025, vol. 3, 122-122

Abstract: Laughter therapy, recognized as a psychotherapeutic technique that uses laughter to promote physical, psychological and social benefits, is a complementary strategy in health care. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge about laughter therapy in nursing professionals. A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional design study was carried out, with a simple descriptive level. The results showed that 84.6% of the participants reached a medium level of knowledge about laughter therapy, while 7.7% presented low and high levels respectively. In the dimensions, physical and psychological well-being showed a predominance of medium level with 69.2%, and social well-being registered 61.5% at medium level and 30.8% at high level. The specific laughter therapy dimension had 76.9% at medium level. It was concluded that, although general knowledge is intermediate, there are opportunities to strengthen it, particularly in the specific dimensions of the technique.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.62486/sic2025122

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