EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY ON DEPRESSION LEVEL IN ELDERLY IN A NURSING HOME, NORTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA

EFFECT OF LAUGHTER THERAPY ON DEPRESSION LEVEL IN ELDERLY IN A NURSING HOME, NORTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Background: Depression level among elderly remains high in Indonesia. One of efforts to decrease depression is laughter therapy, which is assumed able to lower depression. Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of laughter therapy on depression level in elderly at Nursing Home of Binjai...

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Main Authors: Rinco Siregar, Rumondang Gultom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Belitung Raya Foundation 2019-12-01
Series:Belitung Nursing Journal
Subjects:
elderly
depression
laughter therapy
nursing homes
Online Access:https://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/830

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