Menopause education with laughter yoga improved symptoms in a small trial
A combined self-care education and laughter-yoga program improved symptom and stress measures after the intervention, but the abstract does not quantify the size of those changes.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Women assigned to the combined program had better reported scale scores and lower salivary cortisol after the intervention than women in the control group. The authors describe improvements in menopausal symptoms and stress. The abstract does not provide the size of these changes, and the combined design cannot separate the contribution of education from laughter yoga.
This abstract-based account lacks effect sizes, intervention duration, follow-up timing and details of control care. The results do not establish lasting benefit or the effectiveness of either program component alone.
Different types of outcome
Researchers assessed menopausal symptoms, perceived stress and coping styles using questionnaires, alongside a saliva-based cortisol measure. This combination captures reported experiences and a physiological marker, which should be interpreted as distinct types of outcome.
What the statistics leave unclear
The abstract gives a statistical-significance result for improved scores and cortisol together, without separate estimates for each endpoint. It therefore leaves unclear how large the symptom changes were or how the different measures aligned.
The original publication
Effects of a self-care-based education and laughter yoga on chronic stress, menopausal symptoms, and salivary cortisol: A randomized controlled trial.
Gülevi DK, Bebiş H
Afr J Reprod Health · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41914456
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