Laughter-yoga trial reports better sleep components during blood-cancer care
In blood-cancer patients, a short laughter-yoga trial reported better sleep-duration and sleep-disturbance scores than routine care; unclear reporting prevents judging the size of any benefit.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
In this trial of patients with blood cancers, the authors reported better sleep-duration and sleep-disturbance scores with laughter yoga than with routine care. Pain and anxiety scores also differed within the intervention group, but that is not a demonstrated advantage over the control group. The abstract does not quantify these changes.
The results section is unclear about some comparisons, while the conclusion states a between-group sleep benefit. No effect sizes or confidence intervals are given, making the size and reliability of the reported differences hard to judge.
What participants received
Participants received 4 laughter-yoga sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, twice weekly. The control group continued routine care. The question was whether this additional activity changed chemotherapy-related symptoms and sleep quality in this specific patient group.
Separate sleep components
Sleep was assessed with a questionnaire covering several aspects of sleep quality. A reported difference in an individual component should not be read as proof that sleep quality improved overall or that chemotherapy symptoms broadly improved.
The original publication
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Chemotherapy-Induced Symptoms and Sleep Quality in Patients with Haematologic Cancer.
Ugur O, Bedez G, Zeybekci S et al.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40542757
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