The Role of Mandala Painting Before Surgery

ConditionsMandala Painting Surgery Nurse's Role

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-70

SponsorNiran Çoban

About this trial

Surgical interventions often cause significant anxiety and stress in patients during the preoperative period. In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of mandala coloring, a non-pharmacological and art-based intervention, on reducing anxiety and stress levels in individuals scheduled for elective surgery. The universe of the study will consist of patients who will undergo elective surgery between June 2025 and June 2026 in the General Surgery Clinic of Istanbul Sultangazi Training and Research Hospital. Data will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Physiological Parameters Form (including blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate, and oxygen saturation). One day before surgery, patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be informed about the study and randomized into intervention and control groups using a random number table created with MS Excel software. Patients in the intervention group will perform a 20-minute mandala coloring activity in the preoperative waiting period. Before and after the application, participants' anxiety and stress levels will be evaluated with the STAI-S and PSS, and their physiological parameters will be recorded. Patients in the control group will receive standard preoperative care and will be evaluated at the same time points with the same tools, without any intervention. The study aims to provide evidence for the use of mandala coloring as a simple, low-cost, and effective nursing intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety and stress.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Individuals who are undergoing elective surgery,

Cholecystectomy Surgery is planned

Age 18 and over,

Able to communicate,

Disqualifiers

Individuals with a previous psychiatric diagnosis,

Those with color blindness or visual perception disorders, Patients over 70 years of age

Those taking tranquilizers (anxiolytics, antidepressants, etc.),

Those with any health problems that may prevent them from painting (fractures, amputations, etc.),

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Mandala
Other intervention
Mandala Painting

Treatment groups

60 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Mandala paintingExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Standard careNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

The Effect of Mandala Painting on Anxiety

State Anxiety Inventory: In this study, the "State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I)" will be used before and after the mandala coloring to assess patients' situational anxiety. The inventory evaluates how individuals feel at a particular moment. It includes 20 items, each scored from 1 (Not at all) to 4 (Completely), reflecting the intensity of the emotion experienced. Items 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, and 20 are reverse scored. Total scores range from 20 to 80; higher scores indicate greater anxiety. Additionally, the "Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-II)" measures general anxiety independent of specific situations, using a similar 20-item structure with frequency-based responses. The full inventory contains 40 items. High scores on either scale indicate higher anxiety levels. This validated tool enables objective pre- and post-intervention comparison of anxiety states in clinical settings.

Time frame

12 month

The Effect of Mandala Painting on Stress

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) This scale measures the extent to which a person subjectively perceives certain situations as stressful.The scale is a 5-point Likert format (0 = never; 4 = always) and consists of 4 questions for the positive dimension and 6 questions for the negative dimension. Scores obtained from the scale range from 0 to 40, with scores between 27 and 40 indicating perceived high levels of stress, scores between 14 and 26 indicating perceived moderate levels of stress, and scores between 0 and 13 indicating perceived low levels of stress. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) The patient will answer PSS questions before and after the mandala coloring.

Time frame

12 month

Sponsors and contacts

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Niran Çoban

Lead sponsor

University of Yalova

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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