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The Effect of Mandala Art Therapy on the Psychological Well-Being and Perception of Social Support in Elderly People

NCT07458945 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2026-03-09

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Summary

This study aims to examine the effects of mandala art therapy on psychological well-being and perceived social support in elderly individuals.

Research Hypotheses H1: Mandala art therapy significantly increases the psychological well-being of elderly individuals (p \< 0.05).

H2: Mandala art therapy significantly increases the perceived social support scores of elderly individuals (p \< 0.05).

H3: There is a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being and perceived social support scores after mandala art therapy (p \< 0.05).

Conditions

  • Elderly

Interventions

OTHER

MANDALA

The Mandala Art Therapy Program was developed by researchers based on literature (Chen et al., 2025; Omidivd, 2025; Ergür et al., 2021).The program, consisting of four sessions, will be conducted face-to-face once a week.Each session will last approximately 40-60 minutes.The sessions will be facilitated by the first researcher (FBÖD), who holds a mandala practitioner certification.The second researcher (ND), who holds an art therapy practitioner certification, will attend all sessions and serve as co-leader.The program will be implemented in a room approved by the administration at the location where the participants are registered, where participants will feel comfortable and where the session will not be interrupted.Session content is as follows:Session Content 1: Introduction, Group Rules, Focus and short breathing exercise (2 minutes), Mandala introduction (10 minutes), Coloring the prepared Mandala Drawing (symmetrical patterns) (30-40 minutes), Sharing of feelings (5-10 minutes).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-24
Primary Completion
2025-12-25
Completion
2026-01-26

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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