Effect of laughter yoga on anxiety and depression in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial
Qingnv Xu, Xiaoyun Nian, Yuxin Pan, Lan Zhang, Suping Lin, Siyu Zheng, Chunxiu Xiao · 2025
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Qingnv Xu and six co-authors ran a trial of laughter yoga for people with Parkinson's disease in a 2025 paper. Anxiety and depression are common in this group in China, and sustained exercise can help. Laughter yoga is an aerobic program based on playful laughter exercises. Its effect on mood in Parkinson's had not been tested in a controlled trial.
Ninety-four people were split into two groups, both given health education. One group added short laughter yoga sessions several times a week for eight weeks. Afterward, that group scored clearly lower on anxiety and depression scales, and better on quality of life. Sleep scores did not differ between groups.
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| CREATOR | Qingnv Xu, Xiaoyun Nian, Yuxin Pan, Lan Zhang, Suping Lin, Siyu Zheng, Chunxiu Xiao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |