Effects of Mandala Coloring on Anxiety and Quality of Life of Women in the Climacteric Period

NCT05575349 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KırklareliED-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to reduce the anxiety felt and improve the quality of life by women in the climacteric period.

Conditions

Anxiety; Climactericum

Keywords

Climacterium; Anxiety; Quality of life; Mandala coloring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Introductory Information Form

  A form that includes questions about women's socio-demographic and menopausal and characteristics.

  between one to six months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Scale

  between one to six months

Other Outcomes (1)

• Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

  between one to six months

Study Arms (2)

Mandala coloring group

EXPERIMENTAL

Mandala painting will be applied to climacteric women with anxiety.

Other: Mandala coloring

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce anxiety symptoms

Interventions

Mandala coloring OTHER

Participants will be asked to choose the pages they want from 12 colored felt-tip pen paint sets and 12 mandala coloring pages given to each participant by the researcher for 6 weeks, 1 days a week, at any time of the day and for an average of 20-30 minutes each time, and paint them in the colors they want.

Mandala coloring group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 42 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Fully answering survey and scale forms.
• Ability to read and understand Turkish
• Being in the climacteric period (42-65 years)
• Having 40 or more from STAI

You may not qualify if:

• Unwilling to continue working
• Having any problem that prevents communication (such as hearing, speaking, and understanding abilities),
• Taking medication for menopausal symptoms
• Using one of the pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods to reduce anxiety and receiving psychiatric treatment (Pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy).
• Surgical menopause
• Having a mental illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kırklareli University: lead
• Cukurova University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kırklareli Training and Research Hospital

Kırklareli, Centre, 39000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Ayça ŞOLT KIRCA

  Kırklareli University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Efsun DERIN

  Kırklareli University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• ELIF DAGLI

  Cukurova University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2022
• First Posted: October 12, 2022
• Study Start: December 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 17, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: December 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)