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- MakaleYalnız künye2025Scopus SJRQ3The Effects of Laughter Yoga and Mindfulness on Nurses' Fatigue, Work Performance and Attention Levels: A Randomized Controlled Study
Koroglu Kaba, Nagihan; Ozturk, Havva
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the effects of laughter yoga and mindfulness on nurses' fatigue, attention levels, and work performance. METHODS: This was a 3-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled study. Data were collected using the Information Form containing questions about nurses' demographic and professional characteristics, the Chalder Fatigue Scale, the Computerized Sustained Attention Test, and the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. Nurses completed the tools preintervention, midtest, and postintervention. RESULTS: The study included 101 nurses. At the end of the eight-week interventions, fatigue levels among nurses in the laughter yoga and mindfulness groups were lower compared with the control group (F = 8.805, P < .001). In terms of attention levels, there was no overall difference between the groups; however, in the fourth week only, the hard-level attention scores of the laughter yoga group were higher than those of the control group (F = 5.431, P < .05). Additionally, job performance scores were higher in both intervention groups compared with the control group (F = 9.879, P < .01). Moreover, laughter yoga was more effective than the mindfulness practice in reducing nurses' fatigue and improving their attention levels (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Laughter yoga and mindfulness were effective in reducing nurses' fatigue and improving their attention levels and work performance.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2Investigation of the effect of green walking and intelligence games on the cognitive skills of individuals between the ages of 50–70 survived COVID-19 disease: A randomized controlled study
Akeren, Zahide; Hintistan, Sevilay
Background: Mild cognitive impairment can be considered as the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. With the addition of COVID-19 disease to the cognitive decline that occurs with aging, it may cause dementia with severe cognitive losses such as Alzheimer's disease in some people. Physical activity and brain-occupying practices can significantly improve the risk factors for cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease. Objective: The aim of study was to examine the effect of green walking and intelligence game on the cognitive skills of individuals aged 50–70 years with COVID-19. Methods: The randomized controlled study was completed with 40 individuals, 20 in the experimental and 20 in the control group. Individuals in the experimental group green walking for 30 min three days a week for one month in two groups of 10 people, accompanied by the researcher. In addition, these individuals played intelligence games (brain games-memory thinking and brain exercise) via their smartphones for 15 min every day for a month. Results: The cognitive skills and cognitive dimensions of “attention, concentration, memory, language and orientation” of the individuals in the experimental group were significantly increased compared to the control group individuals (p < 0.05). Conclusions: It was found that green walk and intelligence game practice increased the cognitive skills of individuals aged 50–70 years who had outpatient COVID-19. © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
AtıfScopus1WoS2OpenAlex2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2015Scopus SJRQ3Measuring attention in second language reading using Eye-tracking: The case of the noticing hypothesis
Dolgunsöz, Emrah
Taking Schmidt's (1990) noticing hypothesis as point of departure this study aims to measure attention and learning gains during second language (L2) reading by making use of eye-tracking methodology. Relying on Robinson's hierarchical memory model (1995, 2003), it is hypothesized that vocabulary learning and attention are closely associated. After a vocabulary pre-test, seventy-five learners of English read a standard text individually while their eye movements were being recorded followed by an immediate post-test. The results revealed that learners spent more time on unknown words than they did on familiar ones. Attention and learning gains also positively correlated; fixation values on an unknown word increased its further recognition probability in post-test. Finally, the findings revealed a cut-offpoint of approximately 450ms as an activation threshold for noticing. Eye-tracking as a technique to measure attention in second language acquisition (SLA) was also discussed.
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