The Otherside Of Hospitalar Humanization - The Impact Of Laughter Therapy On Pediatric Nursing Professionals

Aim: Demonstrate the effect of laugher therapy on the performance of pediatric nursing professionals during the care process, on their productivity and on professional and personal satisfaction and to present recommendations for the incorporation of this therapy in daily practice in both hospital and educational environments. Materials and Methods: Quantitative type survey study with closed binary questions, carried out from June to November 2020. Fifty-four pediatric nursing professionals, of both sexes, were interviewed, who work according to the period of work - nocturne or daytime at the Brazilian School Hospital. Results: A total of 17 questions were applied to the 54 participants, which 50 (93%) are females and 4 (7%) are males. Thirty-three (61%) participants work during daytime. The mean age was 33.2 years (SD±8.6). The questionnaire applied to all casuistic with the binary answers - yes and no, fully evidenced the benefits of laugher therapy at work and well-being of nursing professionals. Conclusions: The quantitative approach used made it possible to highlight the contribution of laughter therapy to the physical, mental and work well-being of pediatric nursing professionals, in addition to presenting recommendations or strategies for the use of this therapy, as a valuable tool, in daily practice in hospital and educational environments.