Publications by authors named "Rujia Lin"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of laughter therapy in reducing psychological symptoms like stress, depression, and anxiety in cancer patients, an area with uncertain efficacy despite its use in therapeutic settings.
- Utilizing randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis from eight studies involving 543 participants, results indicated that laughter therapy significantly improved outcomes compared to routine nursing alone.
- The authors suggest that future research should focus on enhancing study quality, larger sample sizes, and a combination of subjective and objective measures to strengthen evidence for laughter therapy's benefits in cancer care.
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Background: Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients, usually accompanied by anxiety, depression and insomnia, which seriously affect patients' quality of life. Progressive muscle relaxation training is widely used for cancer-related fatigue, but the overall effect is unclear.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to summarize the evidence on the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients.