Effects of Mandala Coloring on Anxiety and Quality of Life of Women in the Climacteric Period
Condition: Anxiety; Climactericum
MeSH terms: Anxiety Disorders
Study type: Interventional

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.
    

Detailed description: 
      Climacteric period; It is a life process in which the ovarian hormone and activity ends with
      a decrease, and the transition from the reproductive period to the non-reproductive period
      takes place, and includes perimenopause, menopause and postmenopausal stages. During the
      menopausal transition period, women experience many physical and psychological symptoms such
      as vasomotor symptoms, sleep disorders, depressed mood, and stress that negatively affect
      their quality of life. When the literature is examined, it can be seen that these menopausal
      symptoms experienced by women affect and trigger anxiety. Effective management of anxiety,
      which can negatively affect psychosocial well-being, social relations and mood, trigger or
      exacerbate menopausal symptoms, can improve the quality of life of women in the climacteric
      period. Therefore, anxiety management can be effective for women to cope with menopausal
      symptoms.

      Carl Gustav Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, discovered the therapeutic effect of coloring
      mandala, which is one of the art therapy methods in reducing anxiety. When the studies are
      examined, there have been many studies investigating the effect of Mandala coloring on
      reducing anxiety. Curry and Kasser (2005), Van der Vennet and Serice (2012), Flet et al
      (2017) stated that coloring mandala reduces anxiety on students; Gürcan and Atay Turhan
      (2021) and Yakar et al (2021) found that it reduces anxiety and depression in cancer
      patients; Khademi et al (2021) reported that it reduced anxiety in hospitalized covid-19
      patients; Amelia et al (2020) found that it reduced anxiety in pregnant women.

      When the studies are examined, there are studies showing that coloring mandala reduces
      anxiety in cancer patients, children, and pregnant women, but no study has been found on the
      effect of reducing anxiety related to menopausal symptoms and improving the quality of life
      of women in the climacteric period. 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.
    

Intervention name(s): Mandala coloring
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): 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.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Climacterium; Anxiety; Quality of life; Mandala coloring