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SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS
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Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families

Irene HatzipapasMA Counselling Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Maretha J. VisserPhD, Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Estie Janse van RensburgPhD, Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 202-212 | Published online: 23 Nov 2017

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Ayşe Gül Yavaş Ayhan & Fatma Özlem Öztürk. (2023) The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in Persons with Schizophrenia: A Mixed Method Pilot Study. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 44:11, pages 1150-1158.
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Canan Eraydin & Sule Ecevit Alpar. (2022) The effect of laughter therapy on nursing students' anxiety, satisfaction with life, and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Randomized controlled study. Advances in Integrative Medicine 9:3, pages 173-179.
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Maiken Pontoppidan, Mette Thorsager, Arendse Tange Larsen & Mette Friis-Hansen. (2020) Family Club Denmark #strongertogether - a volunteer intervention for disadvantaged families: study protocol for a quasi-experimental trial. BMC Psychology 8:1.
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