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The Impact of a Humor Seminar on General Well Being, Quality of Life and Psychological Distress Among Community Dwelling Elders

NCT01414218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2011-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

1. Senior citizens living in the community who participate in a humor seminar will have improved health quality of life compared to those not participating in the seminar.
2. Senior citizens living in the community who participate in a humor seminar will have improved general well being compared to those not participating in the seminar
3. Senior citizens living in the community who participate in a humor seminar will have decreased psychological distress compared to those not participating in the seminar

Conditions

  • Improve Mental Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Humor as a Way of Life Seminar

One session per week lasting 2-3 hours per session for 4 months. Sessions will include the videotaping of humorous stories or situations and instruction related to strategies to incorporate humor into everyday life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Happy Nation Society

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Freda Dekeyser Ganz, PhD · Hadassah Hebrew University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

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