2016 Volume 28 Issue 4 Pages 271-278
In 2015, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kindai University Sakai Hospital conducted a survey on “Warai: smiling and laughing asking 396 outpatients who consent was obtained about 10 items. In this study, differences were studied based on gender, age, diseases (Rheumatoid arthritis: RA and chronic pain) and region (22 RA patients in Awaji island). The most common responses were as follows: 102 were joint disorder patients; 183 said they laughed the most when 20-50 years old; 181 said they laughed by opening their mouths a little; 138 recently laughed out loud within a few days: 234 laugh when something is funny; 123 laugh during conversation; 50 said that the celebrity who laughing suits the most is Sanma Akashiya; 124 said that smiling and laughing in medicine is most needed by family and society; 160 smiled if tickled by the doctor (13 referred to it as sexual harassment. No cases in RA but 5 cases in chronic pain patients); and 280 smiled when they saw questionnaire survey. RA patients expect for laughter for society and family, but this changed to nurses and/or receptionists for chronic pain patients, regardiess of gender and age. Incorporating laughter into therapy is important.
