The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Mental Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Individuals in Nursing Homes

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University23 enrolled

Overview

This study investigates whether mandala coloring affects life satisfaction and mental well-being in older adults. Data will be collected at the Hatice Hakkı Polat Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center between September 15, 2025, and November 7, 2025. The full study will be completed in November 2025.

Participation in the study is voluntary. All individuals living in a nursing home who volunteered to participate were included in the study. All elderly individuals with sufficient physical and mental capacity were contacted. All individuals living in a nursing home who met the study criteria were included in the study group. Participants were asked to color mandalas for eight weeks. Data collection forms were administered before and after the study. Due to the current conditions at the nursing home, all participants were willing to participate in the coloring activity, and this request could not be denied. Therefore, there was no control group. The scales will be completed face-to-face. The data obtained will be processed using SPSS. The statistical analyst will not know which group is the experimental group and which is the control group. The results were compared before and after.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mandala Coloring Mental Well-being Life Satisfaction

Interventions

Mandala coloringOTHER

Mandala coloring activities will be carried out by the certified researcher 1 days (1-1,5 hours) a week for 8 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 WeeksHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 65 * Residing in a nursing home * Voluntarily participating in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having a physical or mental disability that would prevent participation in the study * Not wanting to participate in the study.

Locations (1)

Hatice Hakkı Polat Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center

Karaman, Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Life satisfaction scale

The possible score on the scale ranges from 5 to 25. In the reference article, the consistency coefficient for the entire scale was calculated as r = 0.88. A higher score indicates higher life satisfaction.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale

The scale consists of 14 items and addresses individuals' positive mental health by encompassing both psychological and subjective well-being. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89 in the reference article. As the score increases, so does the level of mental well-being.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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