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Home for the aged
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Abstract
Objective: To report the experience of intervention with laughter therapy in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly. Experience report: This is an experience report about an intervention with laughter therapy/clown therapy, conducted with 40 elderly people of both sexes, residing in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly, in a city on the coast of São Paulo. 11 clown students applied interventions and different activities between April and May 2022. Anchoring practices, to promote bonding, were the main activity established. Furthermore, verbal, and non-verbal communication techniques were also explored, as scenarios for active movement and interpositions to encourage treatment adherence. Difficulties regarding the lack of knowledge of the practice and its effectiveness by health professionals, as well as the scarcity of references for better training of academics, were the main limitations. Final considerations: Clown therapy is an adjuvant practice for the therapeutic process of the elderly, as well as for developing essential skills and competencies in the training of medical professionals.
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