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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Mandala Coloring Behavior Life Satisfaction Mental Well-being Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

65 week and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hatice Hakkı Polat Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center

Karaman, 70400, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Mandala coloring

Other

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

Primary outcomes

Life satisfaction scale

Time frame: 8 weeks

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.
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale

Time frame: 8 weeks

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Aug 26, 2025
Registry last updated: Nov 19, 2025

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