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Happiness and Humor Group Happiness and Humor Group Promotes Life Satisfaction for Senior Promotes Life Satisfaction for Senior
Center ParticipantsCenter Participants
By: Susan I. MathieuBy: Susan I. Mathieu
Presentation by: Alexandra BascianoPresentation by: Alexandra Basciano
IntroductionIntroduction ProquestProquest Important to have humor in your lifeImportant to have humor in your life Makes you happyMakes you happy
LonelinessLoneliness Elderly people get Elderly people get
lonely oftenlonely often Research proves that Research proves that
loneliness leads to loneliness leads to stress and depression stress and depression which have a which have a negative impact on negative impact on physical health and physical health and healthy aginghealthy aging
TR programsTR programs
The Program: The Happiness and Humor The Program: The Happiness and Humor GroupGroup
1x week for 10 weeks @ a California senior center1x week for 10 weeks @ a California senior center GoalGoal: To improve the lives of participants by increasing : To improve the lives of participants by increasing
their satisfaction of their present living statustheir satisfaction of their present living status 2 Core Elements2 Core Elements: Kindness & Social interaction: Kindness & Social interaction
Physiology of HumorPhysiology of Humor Humor and Laughter:Humor and Laughter:
Positive effect on aging, Positive effect on aging, satisfaction, & quality of lifesatisfaction, & quality of life
Physiological and Physiological and psychological effects on the psychological effects on the body similar to the health body similar to the health benefits of aerobic exercisebenefits of aerobic exercise
Improve immune system, heart Improve immune system, heart functioning, & mental healthfunctioning, & mental health
Can remove neg. effects of Can remove neg. effects of stressstress
Funny videosFunny videos
Increases body’s level Increases body’s level of IgAof IgA
Decreases requests Decreases requests of pain medsof pain meds
You Can Sing It - ClipYou Can Sing It - Clips - South Park Studios - South Park Studios - Flash Player Installs - Flash Player Installationation
Social InteractionSocial Interaction DisengagementDisengagement
Group PsychotherapyGroup Psychotherapy
Group DynamicsGroup Dynamics
ParticipantsParticipants 8 men 9 women ages 65-8 men 9 women ages 65-
89 yrs old89 yrs old Recruited through a Recruited through a
poster which said: poster which said:
““How to get along How to get along with difficult with difficult people, how people, how laughter brings one laughter brings one peace, and learn peace, and learn the art of the art of relaxation”relaxation”
The Happiness & Humor The Happiness & Humor ProgramProgram
Each session addressed factors contributing to Each session addressed factors contributing to happiness and life satisfactionhappiness and life satisfaction
Short lecturesShort lectures Interactive activities to facilitate group discussionInteractive activities to facilitate group discussion Jokes*Jokes* Playful props such as whistles and candiesPlayful props such as whistles and candies
SessionsSessions
1. Candy shows 1. Candy shows personalitypersonality
2. Lighten your load2. Lighten your load
3. Importance of 3. Importance of exercise, nutrition, exercise, nutrition, recreation, & attitude recreation, & attitude to living a happy to living a happy healthy lifehealthy life
SessionsSessions
NutritionNutrition Funny videos of stand Funny videos of stand
up comedians such up comedians such as Ellen DeGeneresas Ellen DeGeneres
Prescription of Prescription of laughterlaughter
1010thth session each session each participant received a participant received a certificate of certificate of achievementachievement
Another funny video Another funny video
YouTube - Greatest freak out ever (ORIGIYouTube - Greatest freak out ever (ORIGINAL VIDEO)NAL VIDEO)
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha
ImpactImpact Assessed by Lohman’s Assessed by Lohman’s
Life Satisfaction Scale Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS)(LSS)
Participants rate Participants rate themselves on 32 item themselves on 32 item scale, higher the score scale, higher the score greater the participants greater the participants perceived satisfaction w/ perceived satisfaction w/ lifelife
Certified recreation Certified recreation therapist administered the therapist administered the LSS before and after the LSS before and after the programprogram
ResultsResults
LSS scores improved significantlyLSS scores improved significantly Comments by participants also confirmed these Comments by participants also confirmed these
resultsresults
So what?So what?
Humor and laughter do Humor and laughter do promote life satisfactionpromote life satisfaction
More frequent sessions More frequent sessions would be beneficialwould be beneficial
Family support could Family support could be added in as wellbe added in as well
More centers should More centers should offer these types of offer these types of programs!programs!
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The End!!The End!!