This database contains 5 studies, archived under the term: "humour"
Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of humor therapy in residential care: the Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE)
Goodenough, Belinda,
Low, Lee-Fay,
Casey, Anne-Nicole,
Chenoweth, Lynn,
Fleming, Richard,
Spitzer, Peter,
Bell, Jean-Paul,
Brodaty, Henry
Background: Humor therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention with potential to improve mood and quality of life for institutionalized older persons, including those with dementia. The primary aims of the Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) are to examine the effects of humor therapy on residents’ mood, quality of life, social engagement, and agitation.; […]
The effects of humor therapy on nursing home residents measured using observational methods: the SMILE cluster randomized trial
Low, Lee-Fay,
Goodenough, Belinda,
Fletcher, Jennifer,
Xu, Kenny,
Casey, Anne-Nicole,
Chenoweth, Lynn,
Fleming, Richard,
Spitzer, Peter,
Bell, Jean-Paul,
Brodaty, Henry
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of humor therapy assessed using observational methods on agitation, engagement, positive behaviors, affect, and contentment. DESIGN: Single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING: A total of 35 Sydney nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS: All eligible residents within geographically defined areas within each nursing home were invited to participate. INTERVENTION: Professional “ElderClowns” provided 9 […]
The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes
Low, Lee-Fay,
Brodaty, Henry,
Goodenough, Belinda,
Spitzer, Peter,
Bell, Jean-Paul,
Fleming, Richard,
Casey, Anne-Nicole,
Liu, Zhixin,
Chenoweth, Lynn
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether humour therapy reduces depression (primary outcome), agitation and behavioural disturbances and improves social engagement and quality-of-life in nursing home residents. DESIGN: The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns study was a single-blind cluster randomised controlled trial of humour therapy. SETTING: 35 Sydney nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS: All eligible residents within geographically […]
Elder-Clowning in Long-Term Dementia Care: Results of a Pilot Study
Kontos, Pia,
Miller, Karen-Lee,
Colobong, Romeo,
Palma Lazgare, Luis I.,
Binns, Malcolm,
Low, Lee-Fay,
Surr, Claire,
Naglie, Gary
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of elder-clowning on moderate to severe behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in nursing home residents with dementia, primarily of the Alzheimer’s type. DESIGN: Before-and-after study. SETTING: Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS: Nursing home residents with moderate to severe BPSD, as defined according to a Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home version (NPI-NH) score […]
Successful ingredients in the SMILE study: Resident, staff, and management factors influence the effects of humor therapy in residential aged care
Brodaty, Henry,
Low, Lee-Fay,
Liu, Zhixin,
Fletcher, Jennifer,
Roast, Joel,
Goodenough, Belinda,
Chenoweth, Lynn
Objective: To test the hypothesis that individual and institutional-level factors influence the effects of a humor therapy intervention on aged care residents. Methods: Data were from the humor therapy group of the Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns, or SMILE, study, a single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial of humor therapy conducted over 12 weeks; […]