Introduction: Old age is a stage characterized by a number of factors, such as loneliness and depression, that have a negative effect on people’s lives.Objective: To evaluate the impact of laughter therapy on the level of depression and loneliness in a group of institutionalized elders.Materials and methods: Exploratory research with quasi-experimental design applying Yesavage depression scale and the ESTE scale of loneliness, both validated for Colombia. The target population consisted of 49 men and women who were 59 years old or over, and lived in the Gerontological Home ‘‘Colonia de Belencito’’ in the city of Medellín (Antioquia); they were contacted between April and July 2013, and they received eight sessions of laughter therapy perfor...
The aging process is a natural process where an elderly experiences the changing biological, cogniti...
Objetivo: Explorar los factores demográficos, de salud y de funcionalidad asociados con la depresión...
Depression is one of the most frequent problems in the Elderly due to multiple social and cultural f...
Introduction: Elderly people constitute an age group that requires special care. With this aim in mi...
Los mayores están sujetos a riesgos acrecentados por el poco compromiso con la vida, el aislamiento,...
Background: Depression level among elderly remains high in Indonesia. One of efforts to decrease dep...
Purpose This study examined the effects of laughter therapy on life satisfaction and loneliness in o...
This article focuses on the analysis of a program of physical activities and its effect on reducing ...
Background: Mental disorders are common among the elderly with serious symptoms of depression and so...
Background: The improvement of life expectation has more impact to the happening of diseases at the ...
Objective. To Determine feelings of depression in older people, who benefit from a Family Health Sol...
Background: The improvement of life expectation has more impact to the happening of diseases at the ...
The aging process is a natural process where an elderly experiences the changing biological, cogniti...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether ornot laughter therapy...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of visiting laughter therapy on dep...
The aging process is a natural process where an elderly experiences the changing biological, cogniti...
Objetivo: Explorar los factores demográficos, de salud y de funcionalidad asociados con la depresión...
Depression is one of the most frequent problems in the Elderly due to multiple social and cultural f...
Introduction: Elderly people constitute an age group that requires special care. With this aim in mi...
Los mayores están sujetos a riesgos acrecentados por el poco compromiso con la vida, el aislamiento,...
Background: Depression level among elderly remains high in Indonesia. One of efforts to decrease dep...
Purpose This study examined the effects of laughter therapy on life satisfaction and loneliness in o...
This article focuses on the analysis of a program of physical activities and its effect on reducing ...
Background: Mental disorders are common among the elderly with serious symptoms of depression and so...
Background: The improvement of life expectation has more impact to the happening of diseases at the ...
Objective. To Determine feelings of depression in older people, who benefit from a Family Health Sol...
Background: The improvement of life expectation has more impact to the happening of diseases at the ...
The aging process is a natural process where an elderly experiences the changing biological, cogniti...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether ornot laughter therapy...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of visiting laughter therapy on dep...
The aging process is a natural process where an elderly experiences the changing biological, cogniti...
Objetivo: Explorar los factores demográficos, de salud y de funcionalidad asociados con la depresión...
Depression is one of the most frequent problems in the Elderly due to multiple social and cultural f...