Table 1.

Distribution and intergroup comparison of the descriptive characteristics of the nurses in the experimental and control groups.

Descriptive characteristics	Experimental group (n = 51)		Control group (n = 50)		Test and P values
	N	%	N	%
Age avg.	28.86 ± 6.79		28.86 ± 56.06		t = 0.002
					p = 0.998
Age
Between 18 and 29	36	70.6	34	68.0	χ2 = 0.080
30 and over	15	29.4	16	32.0	p = 0.778
Gender
Female	40	78.4	42	84.0	χ2 = 0.513
Male	11	21.6	8	16.0	p = 0.474
Marital status
Married	18	35.3	19	38.0	χ2 = 0.080
Single	33	64.7	31	62.0	p = 0.778
Having children
Yes	11	21.6	14	28.0	χ2 = 0.561
No	40	78.4	36	72.0	p = 0.454
Education level
Vocational school of health	12	23.5	10	20.0	χ2 = 0.185
Bachelor's degree and over	39	76.5	40	80.0	p = 0.667
Total working time in the profession
1–5 years	31	60.8	27	54.0
6–10 years	10	19.6	12	24.0	χ2 = 0.495
11 years and over	10	19.6	11	22.0	p = 0.781
Working type
Continuous nighttime	8	15.7	8	16.0
Continuous daytime	11	21.6	14	28.0	χ2 = 0.617
Day–night rotation	32	62.7	28	56.0	p = 0.735
Status of having had COVID-19
Yes	32	62.7	33	66.0	χ2 = 0.117
No	19	37.3	17	34.0	p = 0.733
COVID-19 vaccination status
Yes	49	96.1	46	92.0	χ2 = 0.752
No	2	3.9	4	8.0	p = 0.386
Informed about the laughter yoga
Yes	10	19.6	12	24.0	χ2 = 0.286
No	41	80.4	38	76.0	p = 0.593

χ2 = Chi-squared test.

t = Independent samples t-test.