Abstract
Humour is considered as an universal language. It influences the human life at various stages. A randomized controlled study involving 90 patients who were to undergo surgery was conducted at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital,Coimbatore.45 patients selected at random and were exposed to the comedy videos which was played at their bedside from admission to one day post operatively and they receive analgesic immediately after surgery and further pain was assessed using VAS and if needed analgesics given and recorded in observational chart. The control group of 45 patients did not see the videos during their stay in the hospital and received routine analgesic dosages at timed dosage schedule. An observation chart was attached in which the requirement of analgesics by the patient and pain was assessed during 0, 3, 6, 12, 24 hours post operatively using visual analogue scale. On completion of the study and on analysis,playinghumour videos had a significant effect in post operative pain management which was evidenced by the reduction in analgesic requirement by 50 % in those who watched humourvideos.A significant p value of <0.001 was obtained.
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