“A Study to Assess the Effect of Laughing Therapy on Anxiety and Stress among Students in Selected College at Coimbatore”

Aim and Objective: A study to assess the effect of laughing therapy on anxiety and stress among students in selected college at Coimbatore Materials and Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of laughter therapy on stress and anxiety of the students 60 fourth-year nursing students, who agreed to participate in the study, were included in the sample of the study. In the study, the data were collected using pretest and post test method. In the pretest, stress and anxiety score and information were obtained from the students using the personal information form. After 30-minute laughing therapy, post-test was administered and stress and anxiety scores were evaluated again. Results: The mean age of 65 students participating in the study was 22.05 ± 1.29 [min: 20- max: 30] and 14.6% were male students. The statistical analysis revealed that laughter therapy significantly reduced anxiety [t = 7.508, p <0.001] and stress = 7.423, p <0.001]. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was seen that laughter therapy was an effective approach to reduce stress and anxiety in university students