Effects of laughter on focus and stress in middle-aged adults: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
The study was approved by the ethics committee of Kirin Holdings Company (No. 2020-014) and registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) database (Registration No. UMIN000043332; http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/ ) on February 15, 2021.
Authors
- Yasuhisa Ano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-8710)
- Ryo Sakamoto
- Ayana Kanatome
- Takafumi Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3185-7192)
- Atsuko Koyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-4358)
- Tatsuya Yamakoshi
Institutions
- Kirin (Japan) (JP)
- Sakai Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Osaka Prefectural Shiroyama High School (JP)
- Osaka Minami Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04863-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88