幽默療法不是說笑－幽默療法實證研究

Humor Therapy is not Joking: Evidence Based Research in Humor Therapy

辜美安(Malcolm Koo) ； 彭淑敏(Shu-Min Peng) ； 張瑞月(Rei-Yeuh Chang)

《實證自然醫學》 1卷2期 (2015/03) Pp. 35-47

摘要

坊間不乏極力推崇幽默和笑益處的文章，「笑能袪病延年」和「天天笑一笑、醫生遠離我」應該是大眾耳熟能詳的諺語。學術性文獻中，亦有不少建議醫護人員使用幽默以提升醫病關係，和讓病患更能面對其疾病，但是，從實證醫學的角度而言，幽默療法的研究仍屬於起始階段，幽默與健康的關係仍然需要更多的實證研究支持，本文藉介紹幽默和幽默療法，回顧相關醫學研究結果，期望增加對幽默療法研究的認識並引發研究幽默療法與健康的動機。

關鍵字

幽默 ； 幽默療法 ； 輔助療法 ； 心理學 ； 實證醫學

並列摘要

There is not a lacking in the popular literature that advocates various beneficial effects of humor and laughter. The saying ＂Laughter is the best medicine＂ and ＂A laugh a day keeps the doctor away＂ should be familiar to everyone. Even the scientific literature has advocated the use of humor to improve doctor-patient relationship and to enable patients to better cope with their diseases. However, humor therapy can only be considered as in its early stage from the perspective of evidence-based medicine. There is still a need for evidence to support the connection between humor therapy and physical health. This article aimed to describe humor and humor therapy and to review research on humor therapy. It is hope that readers will gain an understanding of the current state of humor therapy research and to motivate research in the area of humor therapy and health.

並列關鍵字

humor ； humor therapy ； complementary medicine ； psychology ； evidence-based medicine