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Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study
Laughter has a protective effect on human health. The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed opportunities for face-to-face communication and might decrease opportunities for laughter. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether the decrease in face-to-face communicati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10534252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37781106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102432 |
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author | Kiuchi, Sakura Takeuchi, Kenji Kusama, Taro Cooray, Upul Tamada, Yudai Osaka, Ken Tabuchi, Takahiro |
author_facet | Kiuchi, Sakura Takeuchi, Kenji Kusama, Taro Cooray, Upul Tamada, Yudai Osaka, Ken Tabuchi, Takahiro |
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description | Laughter has a protective effect on human health. The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed opportunities for face-to-face communication and might decrease opportunities for laughter. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether the decrease in face-to-face communication during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a decrease in laughter. Additionally, we investigated whether an increase in online communication mitigates this association. Data from the “Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS),” conducted between August and September 2020, were used. Participants aged 15–79 years were included in this study. The outcome was a decrease in laughter before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The explanatory variables were decreased face-to-face communication with friends and increased online communication (text message, telephone, and video contact). Causal mediation analysis was used to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) of the controlled direct effects of increased online communication. Furthermore, the proportions eliminated (PEs) by an increase in online communication were calculated. Among the 25,482 participants, 40.4 % had decreased face-to-face communication and 21.4 % had a decreased frequency of laughter. After adjusting for confounders, a decrease in face-to-face communication was significantly associated with a decrease in laughter (PR = 1.62, 95 %CI = 1.55–1.70). PEs for decrease in laughter were 27.2 % (95 %CI = –2.0 to 56.4) for text-based communication, 36.1 % (95 %CI = 12.3–59.8) for telephone-based communication, and 28.6 % (95 %CI = 0.6–56.6) for video-based communication. Although a decrease in face-to-face communication was associated with a decrease in laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic, online communication, particularly telephone-based communication, mitigated this association. |
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spelling | pubmed-105342522023-09-29 Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study Kiuchi, Sakura Takeuchi, Kenji Kusama, Taro Cooray, Upul Tamada, Yudai Osaka, Ken Tabuchi, Takahiro Prev Med Rep Regular Article Laughter has a protective effect on human health. The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed opportunities for face-to-face communication and might decrease opportunities for laughter. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether the decrease in face-to-face communication during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a decrease in laughter. Additionally, we investigated whether an increase in online communication mitigates this association. Data from the “Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS),” conducted between August and September 2020, were used. Participants aged 15–79 years were included in this study. The outcome was a decrease in laughter before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The explanatory variables were decreased face-to-face communication with friends and increased online communication (text message, telephone, and video contact). Causal mediation analysis was used to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) of the controlled direct effects of increased online communication. Furthermore, the proportions eliminated (PEs) by an increase in online communication were calculated. Among the 25,482 participants, 40.4 % had decreased face-to-face communication and 21.4 % had a decreased frequency of laughter. After adjusting for confounders, a decrease in face-to-face communication was significantly associated with a decrease in laughter (PR = 1.62, 95 %CI = 1.55–1.70). PEs for decrease in laughter were 27.2 % (95 %CI = –2.0 to 56.4) for text-based communication, 36.1 % (95 %CI = 12.3–59.8) for telephone-based communication, and 28.6 % (95 %CI = 0.6–56.6) for video-based communication. Although a decrease in face-to-face communication was associated with a decrease in laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic, online communication, particularly telephone-based communication, mitigated this association. 2023-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10534252/ /pubmed/37781106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102432 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Regular Article Kiuchi, Sakura Takeuchi, Kenji Kusama, Taro Cooray, Upul Tamada, Yudai Osaka, Ken Tabuchi, Takahiro Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title | Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title_full | Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title_fullStr | Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title_full_unstemmed | Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title_short | Does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study from JACSIS study |
title_sort | does online communication mitigate the association between a decrease in face-to-face communication and laughter during the covid-19 pandemic? a cross-sectional study from jacsis study |
topic | Regular Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10534252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37781106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102432 |
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