Introduction: The elderly in old age homes are a distinctive population with a lack of family and social support contributing to an increased prevalence of stress. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the laughter yoga on the level of stress among elderly people in selected old age homes. Materials & methods: A quantitative research approach with Pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was used to conduct the study in selected Old age homes of Uttar Pradesh. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was employed to select 42 elders. A standardized Perceived Stress Scale containing 10 items were used for assessing the level of stress among the subjects. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: The mean score of the elderly in pretest 25.62±3.60 is larger than the mean score in posttest 12.19±3.05 and the obtained t- value is 17.82 which is significant P = 0.001. There was an association found between the levels of stress among the elder people with their type of family. Conclusion: The study is concluded that laughter yoga intervention is effective in reducing the stress among elderly. A mixed-method approach can be used to explore comprehensive findings in future studies.
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